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Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This will add half a million contributors to the social security coffers, and half a million taxpayers.

Considering that they had health coverage, but many didn't sign up for fear of being tracked, and were usually restricted to emergency care, they were a burden to the system. this will also lower pressure on ER services.

It's good on many fronts, but it will create a calling effect for undocumented immigration. I'm definitely not on the right's side, but they do have a point.

It's complicated.

[-] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Most of the undocumented didn't earn enough to be forced to do their income tax, so being undocumented or not is irrelevant for paying income taxes.

They do pay IVA like anyone else tho and your point of emergency care vs regular checkups is very valid, regular checkups are cheaper for the system.

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

If they are employed, their income tax is deducted from their paycheck. It has nothing to do with filing taxes.

[-] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If the employer knows that their income won't reach the minimum, their income tax doesn't need to be deducted by the employer, and it's not. Filling or not filling the taxes is irrelevant, I was pointing out that their income is usually exempt of filling, and such they usually request the employer to not withhold the taxes. It also happens with citizens, I'm not describing anything untoward, I'm just liking the unfortunate but probable poverty life with undocumented immigrants.