Why do illegal aliens pay taxes?

Question

It is my understanding that aliens pay taxes to avoid being deported, is this true or false?

Answer 1

FALSE !

They pay taxes when they buy houses, cars, food, cloths, electronics and the list goes on and on. They pay taxes when they pay rent, and those taxes help local schools to. Some are self employed, and when tax season is there, that's when they pay up their big chunk of taxes to.

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articl...

"It's a mistake to think that no illegal immigrants pay taxes. They definitely do," said Martha Pantoja, who has been helping Hispanic immigrants this tax season as an IRS-certified volunteer tax preparer for the nonprofit Nashville Wealth Building Coalition.

Among those she has assisted is Eric Jimenez, a self-employed handyman who has worked in Nashville for several years. He feels obliged to pay taxes - even though, as Pantoja said, "nothing would happen" to him if he did not.

The Social Security Administration estimates that about three-quarters of illegal workers pay taxes that contribute to the overall solvency of Social Security and Medicare.

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Illegal Immigrants are Paying a Lot More Taxes Than You Think

The fact that illegal immigrants pay taxes at all will come as news to many Americans. A stunning two-thirds of illegal immigrants pay Medicare, Social Security and personal income taxes.

Answer 2

"illegal Aliens" don't pay taxes that is why they call them illegal.Illegal Aliens have a SS card ,that is why they call them lllegal.

Answer 3

Some illegals do pay taxes, but not to avoid being deported, but because their employer requires them to have some type of legal documentation.  Some illegals can request what is known as a Temporary Identification Number (TIN).  This allows them to use this number for employment purposes, pay taxes and open up bank accounts, however, some illegals are still too afraid of obtaining a TIN that they prefer to use false SS numbers not thinking about the consequences it may bring should the number actually belong to someone else, by causing some major headaches for the victim of the SS number to deal with the IRS and the credit companies.

Answer 4

the employer says they pay taxes, but actually the employer POCKETS the taxes. The illegals dont have a legal SS number so they cannot legally pay taxes.  

Answer 5

False.

In the first place, there are a huge number of illegal aliens out there using fake documents.  They are merely deported and they have nothing to loose.. they get three in a bundle and they are as good as anything the Feds or the States produce.  At that point, they come to the United States and get a job using one of those I.D.s.  

They don't claim income tax back because the SS number is fake, and that would locate them for the INS.  The deal is.. the owner of the SS lives in Montana and the illegal lives in Texas.. the minute he tries to collect the taxes he paid, all sorts of flags go up.

However.. many work under the table.  $9.00 an hour under the table in Los Angeles is equal to about $15 an hour above the table.  Further, the saving in paperwork at the headquarters level makes those guys very popular.  But.. they are in jeopardy, and almost all of them tell you they pay taxes when in reality, they are working under the table.

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One more point.  If they have your social security number and they decide to go home, they can file for a couple of credit cards and run up a bill before they leave.  YOU are on the hook for that because you are suppose to NOT provide your SS to anyone else.  Don't give them the ...it was stolen...business, they cannot be responsible if you are flagrant in passing your SS around.  It is very dangerous to not check your SS occasionally.

Also.. some folks are going home after putting a lot of money into the SS in your name.  They had to work 15 quarters and at that point, if they saved their check stubs, they become eligible for Social Security payments out of your account and if you want to see angry people, find someone with that adjusted income and with half their SS going to Mexico.  

Soo.. some truth and a lot of false.

Answer 6

Uh , true. Employers must file a w2 and withhold fica.

Since the employees are low paid they would get a refund ,...BUT they can't file because their info is false. So the government actually keeps it.

Answer 7

We pay taxes because when we file for the green card, we need to show that all the time living in US, we were paying taxes, if we don't show it, we need to pay it anyway when filing for green card. Every single legal person has been illegal and being illegal means paid taxes, insurance, house, food, and so many more stuff no one lives here for free and nothing is free in this world. I know so much people who is illegal and pay taxes, they live like the rest of the citizens. I Hope this help you to understand more how being illegal and taxes means. We have to pay taxes not only avoiding deportation it's just we have to pay taxes like anybody else. To do taxes you don't need a SSN, if the person doesn't have one they have the right to have an Indentification number to file taxes and Social Secutity agencies give this numbers for anyone who wants to do taxes even though the person is illegal or working with a fake SSN. Working with a fake SSN doesnt make them a bad people, those numbers are not in SS systems so the only need have a identification number to file for taxes and use that number for anything but not to work, the person will keep using the fake one and when filing for taxes, the tax agent needs to put that number instead of the fake SSN, thats why so many millions of illegals use an identification number to file taxes.

Answer 8

I don't think they do it to avoid being deported but they often do pay taxes.

They often pay income  and social security and medicare taxes if it is withheld by thier employer. They usually overpay their income taxes since they cannot file a tax return to get any refund owed them.

They pay sales tax on everything they buy.

They pay property tax on wherever they live.

Answer 9

The only illegal aliens that pay taxes are those with stolen or fraudulent identities of legal citizens.  With those fake instruments, they are able to get higher paying jobs and taxes on their illegally earned salaries.

No, they do not pay taxes to stop deportation.  They are subject at being found out at any time and then hopefully found out and deported.

Answer 10

The illegal ones that pay taxes do so because they are using a stolen social security number

It has nothing to do with being deported

Answer 11

The majority of illegals do not pay taxes as they work under the table. Those who do pay taxes are doing so with a stolen ss#.

Answer 12

ITS FALSE.. THE GOV. DOESNT KNOW ABOUT THEM

SO THEY CANT PAY TAXES ... THATS EXACTLY

WHY THEY WANT TO DEPORT THEM...

Answer 13

It is not so they do not get deported, because they will get deported anyways regardless of if they paid taxes or not. Illegal immigrants with papers started off with a visa of some sort, which gave them a social security card, so they pay taxes on part of their income sometimes (usually they take a $300 or so check and the rest cash) using that social security card, it is invalid if they are illegal but it still works. The reason they do this is because when they get married and apply for a greencard it makes the process easier. The majority of immigrants that are illegal are searching for marriage to stay here and this is just one way it makes it easier to get approved. My husband is an immigrant (a legal one though) and has many friends in NY and they ALL do it this way.  

Answer 14

If they are illegals, they won't have documentation, in which case, how the h**l will the goverment know where to send the tax bill ?.