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A Farmer's Thoughts On Immigration
July 25, 2025
While many immigrants are paid “under the table” for their work, the majority pay income and payroll taxes on their wages, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Immigrant workers nationwide paid an estimated $97 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, according to a July 2024 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
In a 2022 study, it was found that undocumented immigrants paid $71.9 million in Idaho state and local taxes. This meant that undocumented immigrants — in Idaho, and 39 other states — paid higher state and local tax rates than the top 1% of households living in those states, according to this report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
The study “shines a light on how undocumented immigrants pay higher tax rates than the top 1 percent in Idaho,” May Roberts, policy analyst at the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, said in a news release Thursday. “This information is important for lawmakers to consider when making policies that affect our tax structure and undocumented folks living in Idaho.” Read more of this Idaho Capitol Sun article here.
In a recent interview with PBS, Idaho farmer, Shay Meyers, speaks out on behalf of his immigrant workforce. Watch that interview here.
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