John,

In 2022, 10.9 million undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in taxes. Combined, they contributed more than Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and 55 mega-corporations.[1] While the ultra-wealthy and Fortune 500 hide behind loopholes and offshore havens, undocumented workers in this country, barred from many public benefits including Social Security, are propping up our economy and paying their fair share and then some.

Here are the numbers: undocumented immigrants pay a combined effective state and local tax rate of 10.1%, more than the top 1%, who pay just 7.2% on average. On the federal level, they paid a higher tax rate than five of the richest Americans, all while working essential jobs in agriculture, construction, and healthcare. This economic injustice is baked into a system that rewards exploitation and scapegoats the very people holding it up.

The GOP’s agenda is crystal clear: pit struggling people against each other to protect the wallets of the ultra-rich. They point fingers at immigrants while they rewrite the tax code for the wealthiest. It’s a con and we need to call it out—and in more than one language!

That’s why we worked to reach over 168 million people with our recent Spanish-language press briefing, making headlines across Telemundo, El País, and La Opinión (the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the U.S.).[2] That’s the power of truth told boldly. But we can’t stop there.

To fight back against right-wing lies about undocumented immigrants, expose the real tax cheats—billionaires and corporations—and continue to bring our critical research and activism to Spanish-speaking voters, we need your support. Please make a contribution right now.

Undocumented workers contribute to Social Security, Medicare, and local economies but receive few benefits in return. And still, many are demonized as “takers” by the same politicians pushing to cut programs that immigrants and citizens alike rely on, just to fund tax cuts for the rich.

Let’s not forget the 2024 election showed economic issues—from inflation to jobs, the economy, and housing—were top priorities for Latino voters.[3] And they overwhelmingly support key progressive reforms like corporations and billionaires paying their fair share in taxes.

But because Latino voters are too often ignored by both political parties, their economic and electoral power gets overshadowed, their policy priorities sidelined, and their voices drowned out in the national debate.

That’s why we’re taking our fight against billionaire tax dodgers to Latino voters directly in Spanish and English. They’re paying the price for a broken tax code, and we’re building the grassroots firepower to demand justice. But we need your help to continue reaching Latino voters with our message of tax fairness.

Chip in to support our campaign to reach Latino communities nationwide, fight back against the lies about undocumented immigrants, and take on the right-wing smear machine.

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Let’s stand with immigrants, speak the truth in every language, and fight like hell for a tax system that serves the many.

David Kass
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund

[1] How Undocumented Immigrants Contribute to Our Economy & Pay Higher Tax Rates Than Many Major Corporations
[2] Los indocumentados pagan más impuestos que 55 grandes empresas y varios multimillonarios
[3] 2024 American Electorate Voter Poll - Hispanic Voters