Jeff
2008-05-22 11:43:36
It would be interesting to find out how much government assistance illegal immigrants are drawing. Furthermore, I’d like to see how this compares with the amounts qualifying legal residents receive and also the amount of taxes both groups are paying.
Texas has no income tax but has a retail sales tax and a significant property tax rate. AZ has a retail sales tax exceeding 8% in addition to an income tax. Those illegals that are working, are likely to be at an earning threshold below that which would require them to pay income taxes in any case. The idea that illegals do not contribute to state revenues would not seem to hold any water unless they don’t pay rent and don’t buy retail.
