Imagine being separated from your kids and being denied the right to claim your children’s custody. Thousands of undocumented immigrants get separated from their kids and lose their custody due to deportation. Every year, thousands of U.S. born citizens are separated from their parents and put in foster homes or put up for adoption when their parents get deported. The Deferred action for parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents also, known as (DAPA) is a bill that, if passed, would provide a temporary legal status and work authorization to undocumented immigrant parents of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent residents (Uscis). Passing this bill will not only have a significant increase in economy, tax contribution, and a decrease
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will have a significant increase in tax revenue. Most American’s believe that undocumented immigrants are an economical burden for the U.S. for many reasons. It is believed that undocumented immigrants don’t pay their taxes and receive government support such as Medicaid, financial aid, and food stamps. The fact is that even though undocumented immigrants don’t have a legal status they do pay taxes. In order to pay taxes, the IRS provides undocumented immigrants an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) which allows undocumented immigrants to pay their taxes. According to a study Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contribution, done by ITEP undocumented immigrants paid an estimate of $11.84 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and will increase by $840 million a year if DAPA is passed. Despite the fact that undocumented immigrants contribute billions in tax revenue every year, they have limited access to government support. Other than emergency Medicaid, undocumented immigrants don’t have access to federally funded programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. However, they do have access to Medicaid and food stamps for their U.S. born children. According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) immigrants with a legal status earn more than undocumented workers (American Immigration Council). Allowing undocumented immigrants to legally work in the U.S. will increase the immigrant’s wages’ which will also, increase the amount of taxes they
will have a significant increase in tax revenue. Most American’s believe that undocumented immigrants are an economical burden for the U.S. for many reasons. It is believed that undocumented immigrants don’t pay their taxes and receive government support such as Medicaid, financial aid, and food stamps. The fact is that even though undocumented immigrants don’t have a legal status they do pay taxes. In order to pay taxes, the IRS provides undocumented immigrants an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) which allows undocumented immigrants to pay their taxes. According to a study Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contribution, done by ITEP undocumented immigrants paid an estimate of $11.84 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and will increase by $840 million a year if DAPA is passed. Despite the fact that undocumented immigrants contribute billions in tax revenue every year, they have limited access to government support. Other than emergency Medicaid, undocumented immigrants don’t have access to federally funded programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. However, they do have access to Medicaid and food stamps for their U.S. born children. According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) immigrants with a legal status earn more than undocumented workers (American Immigration Council). Allowing undocumented immigrants to legally work in the U.S. will increase the immigrant’s wages’ which will also, increase the amount of taxes they