How Do Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes?

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Posted on AllSides March 28, 2018

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Do undocumented immigrants pay federal taxes? The short answer is yes. Many undocumented immigrants find ways to legally pay both federal income and payroll taxes even if they don’t have a Social Security number (which is normally required) and even if their income was earned by working illegally. Here's how.

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