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[โ€“] digdilem@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sensible question. Nobody even knows how many undocumented people are in a country - because they're undocumented.

This has to be a made up figure. The sentiment might be correct but the data is dubious.

[โ€“] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

It's explained upthread. You can get an ITIN to pay taxes if you don't have a Social Security Number. The estimate is from the amount collected by the IRS from people with ITINs.