"Reality Check: Clinton says undocumented workers pay more income tax than Trump
By Amy Gallagher, CNN
Talking about taxes, Clinton again maligned Trump for not paying income tax and went on to say "half of all immigrants, undocumented immigrants in our country actually pay federal income tax. We have undocumented immigrants in America who are paying more federal income tax than a billionaire."
Is this true?
According to CNN's own reporting based on government statistics, undocumented immigrants do pay taxes, both payroll taxes, such as social security tax and income tax. In fact, the government itself found that "50% to 75% of the about 11 million unauthorized US immigrants file and pay income taxes each year."
So the first part of her claim is true, and might even be an understatement.
From the little we've seen of Trump's tax returns, it appears possible that he has paid no income taxes since 1995. He hasn't denied the specific accusation, though he made it clear that he pays other kinds of taxes.
Given what we know, we'll rate Clinton's claim true."
By Amy Gallagher, CNN
Talking about taxes, Clinton again maligned Trump for not paying income tax and went on to say "half of all immigrants, undocumented immigrants in our country actually pay federal income tax. We have undocumented immigrants in America who are paying more federal income tax than a billionaire."
Is this true?
According to CNN's own reporting based on government statistics, undocumented immigrants do pay taxes, both payroll taxes, such as social security tax and income tax. In fact, the government itself found that "50% to 75% of the about 11 million unauthorized US immigrants file and pay income taxes each year."
So the first part of her claim is true, and might even be an understatement.
From the little we've seen of Trump's tax returns, it appears possible that he has paid no income taxes since 1995. He hasn't denied the specific accusation, though he made it clear that he pays other kinds of taxes.
Given what we know, we'll rate Clinton's claim true."
