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Undocumented Immigrants Pay Up to $96 Billion in Taxes

6/30/2025

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Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. contributed between $66 billion and $96 billion in taxes recently.
Their federal income tax contributions ranged from $19.5 billion to $22 billion.
In comparison, major corporations like Amazon, GM, IBM, and Netflix paid approximately $5 billion in 2022 and $15 billion in 2024 in federal taxes.
This stark contrast underscores the substantial tax contributions from undocumented immigrants amid complex tax structures.

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Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. contributed between $66 billion and $96 billion in taxes recently.
Their federal income tax contributions ranged from $19.5 billion to $22 billion.
In comparison, major corporations like Amazon, GM, IBM, and Netflix paid approximately $5 billion in 2022 and $15 billion in 2024 in federal taxes.
This stark contrast underscores the substantial tax contributions from undocumented immigrants amid complex tax structures.