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Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
(www.bloomberg.com)
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You use an ITIN and pay taxes. It's the law that you need to pay taxes whether you're here legally or not, which means we specifically create pathways for people who are here illegally to pay their fair share. Illegal immigrants pay taxes as one of the ways of building social credit for when they can naturalize.
This I heard before, but don't understand. If they send in their itin do they also send in their personal information like name and address when they pay taxes?
If they do, how would they not get deported?
We don't let government agencies share information like that for obvious reasons.
Do you mean that if you submit your illegal status to the IRS, they wouldn't report you to Homeland security or ice or whatever?
Correct. The only thing the IRS cares about is whether you have an SSN or an ITIN.
Picture it: You're the IRS. You're basically Santa Claus. You know all.
Do you tattle? Why?
Would it get a few people deported? Maybe. Maybe not.
Would it do anything to solve the systemic issues that result in undocumented immigrants in the first place? Definitely not.
Would it do anything at all to deter future undocumented immigrants? Not a chance.
Would it disincentivize undocumented immigrants from paying taxes, reducing the overall revenue you can collect? Absolutely!
Does this also apply to criminal enterprises and other such persons or groups with secrets? You betcha!
Would it set a dangerous precedent on the slippery slope into authoritarianism? You tell me!
I would wager it's more about the added revenue than concern over authoritarianism, haha, but that's very interesting that they don't report it to homeland security.
Thanks
Anyone can file taxes with an ITIN. I'm an American citizen and I have an ITIN because it made some tax stuff easier a few years ago.
Huh, cool. Thanks