Indians second biggest economic contributors as earners, taxpayers, and consumers after Mexicans.
Undocumented immigrants to the United States are significant economic contributors as earners, taxpayers, and consumers with those from Mexico and India topping the list, according to a leading think tank.
Over 587,000 undocumented immigrants from India with a total household income of $18.3 billion have a collective spending power of $15.5 billion, New York-based New American Economy said in a new research report released on March 8.
They also contribute $1,965 million in federal income taxes and $840 million in state and local taxes, it said analyzing data from the 2019 American Community Survey,
India with 587,000 or 5.7 per cent of the 10.3 million undocumented immigrants in the United States was the third top country of their origin after Mexico (4.2 million or 40.8 percent) and El Salvador (621,000, or 6.0 percent.
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Guatemala (5.4 percent, or 5.4 percent), and Honduras (416,000, or 4.0 percent) came next.
Mexicans with a household income of nearly $92 billion and a collective spending power of $82.2 billion are the top contributors to the US economy paying nearly $5.4 billion in federal income taxes and about $4.4 billion in state and local taxes.
India was followed by El Salvador ($11.5 billion), Guatemala ($9.1 billion) and Honduras ($6.4 billion) in spending power.
They also make significant contributions to the federal, state and local tax revenue: El Salvador ($1.4 billion), Guatemala ($1.1 billion) and Honduras ($778 million), the report said.
More than one half of all undocumented immigrants from Mexico live in just two states, California and Texas.
“While the debate over legalization and the future of undocumented immigrants in the United States continues without resolution, the data suggests that they have already proven to be integral parts of the US economy and valued members of communities across the country,” the think tank said.