Individual Taxpayer Identification |
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Numbers Assigned by the IRS |
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Year |
Volume |
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1996 |
60,682 |
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1997 |
1,363,071 |
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1998 |
566,745 |
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1999 |
615,413 |
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2000 |
818,392 |
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2001 |
1,088,837 |
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2002 |
1,493,284 |
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2003 |
1,229,097 |
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Total, 1996-2003 |
7,235,521 |
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Source: e-mail from David Jordan, IRS analyst, April 22, 2004. |
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EITC: How the Tax Code Subsidizes Immigrants (Including Illegals)
Immigrant/Native Recipiency Rates of Means-Tested Programs, 2000 |
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| Program |
Natives |
All Immigrants |
Mexican illegal Immigrants |
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SSI |
3.9% |
5.3% |
0.7% |
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Public Housing |
4.2 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
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General Assistance TANF) |
2.1 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
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Food Stamps |
5.3 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
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Medicaid |
12.1 |
18.6 |
22.4 |
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Unemployment Benefits |
4.7 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
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EITC |
13.1 |
25.5 |
39.4 |
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Source: CIS, Use of Means-tested Programs, July 2001. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
