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Trump Plans to Hand Taxpayer Data to Homeland Security to Speed Up Deportations (truthout.org)

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The system, which would enable sharing of massive amounts of sensitive data, may be launched before the end of July.

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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (8 children)

How does an illegal immigrant pay income taxes?

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This is a very google-able question. From the Tax Policy Center:

Yes, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes—and Receive Few Tax Benefits

An estimated 11 million immigrants live in the US without authorization. Contrary to some claims, they pay a considerable amount in taxes. Some estimates suggest undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022.

Like all US citizens, undocumented immigrants must pay taxes

Immigrants of any legal status are required to pay the same taxes as US citizens. Most have income and payroll taxes deducted from their wages. If they purchase a home, or any goods and services, they pay state and local property taxes or sales taxes like others in their community.

US citizens and undocumented immigrants interact differently with the federal tax system in the forms of identification they use to file their taxes each year.

If you are a US citizen, you can use your Social Security number (SSN) to file your income taxes. Immigrants who do not have a valid visa or other proof of legal status are not eligible for an SSN. Instead, these workers can apply through the IRS for an individual taxpayer identification number, or ITIN, to file their taxes. As of January 2021, there were an estimated 5.4 million active ITINs.

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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, yeah.. sales taxes make sense,

"Most have income and payroll taxes deducted"

But HOW?! like the employer takes off % money, they need like an SIN # or something to tie it to. So what does the employer do?

I don't see how any undocumented pays 'income' tax... other than the employer either doesn't deduct it, or does and just pockets it.

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Don't be intentionally stupid. It's done via the exact same mechanism that your taxes get paid when you get your paycheck, associated with their ITIN instead of a SSN. Payroll systems are automated; virtually no employer handles payroll themselves, just like virtually no website handles credit card transactions themselves.

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