Posted on Sun, Mar. 16, 2008 10:15

Missouri treasurer misread illegal immigration study
By KIT WAGAR

The Star’s Jefferson City correspondent

JEFFERSON CITY | In her first big policy foray since jumping into the race for governor, Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman last week went after a familiar target — illegal immigrants.

The Republican presented a report to a Senate committee, expounding on the burden that illegal workers place on the state and federal government. Such workers and their employers avoided paying between $242 million and $449 million a year in income and payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance, she said.

“So the problem is quite evident,â€