This is a myth. Just as a starter, most low income people pay most of their taxes through sales, payroll and property tax (through rents and car registration).

This is a myth. Just as a starter, most low income people pay most of their taxes through sales, payroll and property tax (through rents and car registration). They pay a full share of both sales and property taxes and most of payroll taxes. Not only that, but about half of illegal immigrants pay income taxes [1]. One side is a bit worse, but the immigration policy debate is full of myths and wrong assumptions about basic facts. Here's decent coverage of the more complex bits: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-30/immigrants-are-not-the-fiscal-burden-native-born-americans-are https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-30/immigr... another: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/how-do-undocumented-immigrants-pay-federal-taxes-an-explainer/ https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/how-do-undocumented-immigr... [1] https://www.vox.com/2018/4/13/17229018/undocumented-immigrants-pay-taxes https://www.vox.com/2018/4/13/17229018/undocumented-immigran...