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by anigbrowl
3310 days ago
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First, many undocumented immigrants pay state and federal taxes; it's difficult to obtain a bank account otherwise. Second, their exclusion from the regular system of credit scoring and numerous other aspects of the economy that most people take for granted impose a significant hidden tax, albeit one that mostly flows to private actors such as landlords etc.. |
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I was replying to the idea of $40k (cash, untaxed) as not much money. It corresponds to the take home of a middle class income in much of the US.