Conservative

Billions. With a B.

In 2022, undocumented immigrants paid $75.6 billion in taxes, which was a significant contribution to the U.S. economy. This includes:

• $46.6 billion in federal taxes
• $29.0 billion in state and local taxes
• $22.6 billion to Social Security
• $5.7 billion to Medicare
• $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes
• $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes
• $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance

And then bear in mind that each one of those contributions practically counts double since they are not entitled to any of the services paid for by those taxes

Sources:

• https://cmsny.org/importance-of-immigrant-labor-to-us-economy/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20American%20Community,deficits%20decreasing%20by%20$900%20billion.

• https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/topics/tax-contributions#:~:text=Do%20undocumented%20immigrants%20pay%20taxes,immigrants%20are%20of%20working%20age.

• https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation#:~:text=In%202022%20alone%2C%20undocumented%20immigrant,workers%20could%20lose%20their%20jobs.