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by joshe 2674 days ago
This is a myth. Just as a starter, most low income people pay most of their taxes through sales, payroll and property tax (through rents and car registration). They pay a full share of both sales and property taxes and most of payroll taxes. Not only that, but about half of illegal immigrants pay income taxes [1].

One side is a bit worse, but the immigration policy debate is full of myths and wrong assumptions about basic facts.

Here's decent coverage of the more complex bits: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-30/immigr...

another:

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/how-do-undocumented-immigr...

[1] https://www.vox.com/2018/4/13/17229018/undocumented-immigran...