Aren’t most day laborers illegal immigrants?
While there is no official accounting of the percentage of illegal immigrants in the day laborer population, it is believed that the majority of the workers are without official documentation. Illegal or not, day laborers represent a significant component of the workforce, and thus, the economy. Day laborers can–and often do–pay taxes regardless of the immigrant status. And a 2002 Washington Post article reported that most immigrants in the workforce consistently pay more in taxes than they use in services.
