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Showing posts with label Undocumented immigrants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Undocumented immigrants. Show all posts
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Markham Slow News Report - Facts about immigrants and Covid - 19

- Amount that undocumented immigrants will receive as part of the Covid-19 stimulus bill = $0
- Average amount undocumented immigrants pay in taxes every year to state and local governments = $11.7 billion
- Number of undocumented immigants in the United States = 10.5 million
- Percentage of U.S. workforce that is undocumented = 4.8%
- Percentage of undocumented adults who have been in the U.S. for more than 10 years = 66%
- Amount of the first Covid-19 stimulus bill = $2 Trillion
Source; The Nation, April 20/27/2020 p. 5
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