-when we say illegal immigrants don’t pay taxes when, actually, they pay their share of sales, property, and even income taxe That´s a pretty strong statement on the basis of just one little study, which is one of Ruben´s little predilections. On a flight from LA to
Panama last week, I sat with an illegal alien/business
owner. He told me that he is making a fortune in LA with
his car repair garage. Even with the recession? I asked.
In LA, he responded, illegal aliens prefer cash deals for
most transactions of this sort. Ruben, does your study
account for that? There are whole slices of city economies
that never reach the long arm of the tax system. Many are in your precious California. You don´t need a study, Ruben. Walk through E. LA and see the real illegal economy. Only an ideologue or a fool could reach the conclusion that it pays its own way.
