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those off the books are a much smaller % than you'd think

Posted on: November 18, 2016 at 09:28:11 CT

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studies have shown that up to 8 million of the illegals have regular employment and have deductions from their checks totalling billions of dollars. That is what I consider productive and paying taxes.

The off the book folks should be in danger of deportation.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-01/study-undocumented-immigrants-pay-billions-in-taxes

Edited by tigerinhogtown at 09:28:50 on 11/18/16

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Has a Dem here or in the US anywhere yet articulated an - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:05:51

Our immigration laws are far out of date - raskolnikov MU - 11/18 09:16:50

Fix laws. - justwinbaby KC - 11/18 10:20:07

"Let's fix the laws and enforce them." Rather than vague - JeffB MU

- 11/18 09:34:29

According the Catholic Relief Agency, Legal immigration - raskolnikov MU - 11/18 10:16:03

So what, so do concert tickets. You dont get to go for free - Coors4bob MU - 11/18 10:32:05

But doesn't PBS or other news sources you use give some - JeffB MU

- 11/18 10:31:08

Can you give one example of Trump's racism? (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/18 09:23:45

RE: Can you give one example of Trump's racism? (nm) - raskolnikov MU - 11/18 10:18:10

David Duke was and is non relevant Old character - Coors4bob MU - 11/18 10:33:43

name ONE law that needs fixed, just ONE - tigerfans3 MSSU - 11/18 09:23:18

So you want the US immigration policy to be: We have - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:21:47

do you cover your mouth and point when you use the R word?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:19:43

Trump is not racist. - ummmm MU - 11/18 09:17:59

Christ Matthews of all people has really latched onto that - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/18 09:10:05

He's going to be out of a job soon - Sal KC - 11/18 09:15:48

their "policy" is "trump's a racist and anti-Muslim", that's - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:13:29

I've said several times there needs to be a - MrBlueSky MU - 11/18 09:09:33

And going forward, anyone who enters the country illegally - - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:12:01

why is deportation the only punishment people put forth - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:16:08

Everyone pays taxes (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/18 09:33:21

sorry, I wasn't specific enough for you - payroll taxes - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:37:54

All taxes are income taxes (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/18 09:41:05

ok, more specific - filed and paid via form 1040(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:54:48

If you're enforcing a law set to prevent illegal entry, it - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:20:25

those off the books are a much smaller % than you'd think - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:28:11

Again, you're not addressing my question. How do - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:31:02

by punishing them, our court system does it all the time - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:36:37

and to answer your question again - because entering Illegal - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:42:37

yes they should, and thru the court system they can do that - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:47:10

what? The US should enforce its immigration laws through - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:54:51

not what I said, spin doctor - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 10:06:44

AGain - and those who come in illegally after and ongoing? - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 10:26:46

Why do you refuse to address my very simple question - - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:40:45

It is because he can't answer. His answer has no logic - tman KC - 11/18 09:48:17

he doesn't even see what he's supporting, let alone the flaw - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:57:10

where did I say that? you turned into a troll and I'm done(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 10:08:00

You're advocating for non-enforcement of the border. You - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 10:31:13

i don't treat them the same way. They have fines to pay - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 09:44:35

I already answered it 4 times - because not deporting people - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 09:52:04

It does not, it's simply a variable you have to plug into - tigerinhogtown STL - 11/18 10:05:17

So if you don't deport people for coming in illegally, why - 90Tiger MU - 11/18 10:27:21