Undocumented immigrants do pay their taxes

This opinion piece makes a good point, instead of saying "immigrants must pay back taxes", we should add "if they owe any". Most do not owe any back taxes.    - - Donna Poisl

Written by Robert Parham

President Obama wants to change the federal immigration law more than he seemingly wants to change the national ethos related to the undocumented. The same could be said of the bipartisan group of senators that has introduced a good statement of principles supporting immigration reform.

Changing the former without changing the latter leaves the nation divided. It breeds resentment.

Obama calls for comprehensive immigration reform while he uses language that nourishes negative narratives about the undocumented, narratives that dominate our culture, one of which is that the undocumented must pay their taxes — as if they don’t pay their taxes.
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