FACT CHECK: Trump Says Immigrants DON’T Pay Taxes

FACT CHECK: Trump Says Immigrants DON’T Pay Taxes

🚨 Trump Lies AGAIN About Immigrants & Taxes?! | The Josh Lafazan Show 🇺🇸

Donald Trump just claimed that undocumented immigrants “don’t pay taxes” and “hurt our economy.”
That’s not just wrong — it’s a dangerous lie.
Today on The Josh Lafazan Show, we bring the facts. No fear. No scapegoating. Just the economic truth.

📊 We break down:
▪️ Why Trump’s claim is false
▪️ How undocumented immigrants actually pay into our tax system
▪️ Their MASSIVE contributions to the U.S. economy
▪️ What would happen if we stopped immigration entirely

Let’s get into it 👇

🟥 Trump’s False Claim
At a recent rally, Trump declared:

“Illegal immigrants don’t pay taxes. They take from our country, and we get nothing in return.”

False. Baseless. Divisive. And most importantly — dangerous.

🟦 Yes, Undocumented Immigrants DO Pay Taxes
🔹 $11.7 BILLION paid annually in state/local taxes
🔹 Undocumented workers file federal taxes through ITINs or borrowed SSNs
🔹 Over $100 BILLION contributed to the Social Security Trust Fund — without receiving benefits

They fund YOUR retirement, YOUR schools, and YOUR roads. And they ask for almost nothing in return.

🟩 Immigrants = Economic Powerhouses
🔹 $2 trillion contributed to GDP each year
🔹 17% of the labor force — but only 13.7% of the population
🔹 Overrepresented in essential fields:
▪️ 73% of farmworkers
▪️ 38% of home health aides
▪️ 29% of construction laborers
▪️ 25% of STEM workers in tech

Without them, America doesn’t function.

🟨 They Don’t Just Take Jobs — They CREATE Them
🔹 45% of Fortune 500 companies founded by immigrants or their kids
🔹 $7.2 trillion in revenue — more than the GDP of Japan or Germany
🔹 Immigrant success stories:
▪️ Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX)
▪️ Sergey Brin (Google)
▪️ Steve Jobs (Apple)
▪️ Pierre Omidyar (eBay)

These aren’t burdens. They’re the backbone of American innovation.

🟥 What Happens If We Stop Immigration?
🔻 Labor shortages worsen
🔻 Inflation rises
🔻 Construction and agriculture collapse
🔻 Social Security weakens
🔻 GDP growth plummets

The CBO says 75% of future workforce growth will come from immigrants. No immigration = economic decline.

🟧 Why Trump Keeps Lying
Because fear wins votes.
Because it’s easier to blame immigrants than to fix trade wars, wages, or inflation.
Because his base eats it up.
But it’s not true.

He says they don’t pay taxes — they do.
He says they steal jobs — they fill labor shortages.
He says they make us weak — they BUILT America.

🎙️ [CLOSING THOUGHT – JOSH TO CAMERA]
This isn’t just about economics — it’s about who we are.
We are a nation of immigrants. We grow, thrive, and succeed because of them.
Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is a lie.
And that lie is tearing at the fabric of our country.

🗣 Sound Off Below!
Do YOU believe immigrants strengthen America?
Or are Trump’s lies winning the debate?