Thread: Many Illegal immigrants pay taxes they'll likely never see again

KNDU-TV

updated 2 hours 31 minutes ago

PASCO, Wash. -- While there is a misconception illegal immigrants don't pay taxes, new figures released from the social security administration show otherwise.


Social Security officials keep a record of wages that do not match up with real names and numbers in their system. The record is called the earnings suspense file. Most of the taxes taken out, will likely never be returned to these workers in the future.


In 2009, the last year for which figures are available, employers reported wages of $72.8 billion for 7.7 million workers who could not be matched to legal Social Security numbers.


That total hit a record $90.4 billion, earned by 10.8 million workers, in 2007, just before the recession. Some of those were legal workers who simply made paperwork mistakes, but the majority are believed to be illegal immigrants.


Because those wages were reported by employers and not paid under the table, Social Security and Medicare deductions had to be made. A total of 12.4 percent of those wages went into the SSA system - 6.2 percent paid each by the worker and the employer. An additional 2.9 percent was paid into Medicare, half by the worker and half by the employer.


That means about $11.2 billion went into the Social Security Trust Fund in 2007, and $2.6 billion went into Medicare. While that money will be used to pay retirees and health-care beneficiaries, it most likely will never be claimed by the illegal immigrants who contributed it.


Tom Roach, an immigration attorney from Pasco says, "Every time you hear someone say, these guys are just here on a free ride, they take, take take and don't give back, it's not true. 72% are paying all of the taxes, that any other US citizen would pay, but they don't get the benefit of getting any of it back."


Roach says illegal immigrants contribute to our economy in many ways, paying sales taxes, the FICA tax, social security, medicare and property taxes.


He tells me illegals are not eligible to receive benefits like medicare and food stamps because you need a valid social security number to apply. However, some argue it evens out when children of illegals attend schools and visit emergency rooms.


~ information taken from By John Lantigua, Cox Newspapers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45831200.../#.Tv6iYoE_doE

So if it is a known fact that there are so many known contributors with SS#'s that do not match up with real names and numbers in their system why is it allowed to continue?

More "Cook Books" from the Obama's, sounds like the Social Security Administration should be in jail for receiving stolen property!

In 2009, the last year for which figures are available, employers reported wages of $72.8 billion for 7.7 million workers who could not be matched to legal Social Security numbers.

That should be 7.7 million jobs for American workers and wagers of $72.8 billion for American workers. Now let's have a discussion about the over $100 billion it costs taxpayers in benefits to illegals.

Don't forget all of the illegals who claim the earned income tax deduction by using an Individual Taxpayer Identification number. That little loophole costs us billions of dollars!

The Earned Income Credit pamphet is available in both English and spanish. The amount this year is 5,236 dollars for 2 children. The amount for 3 or more children is 5,891 dollars. I am not even going to bother putting the amount for 1 child or no children because........ well, that would be just silly. There is so much fraud going on with the I.R.S. and illegals, yet they cant figure it out. Jerks. They have no problem harrassing American citizens tho.