[kevkrom]

Most of them don't make enough to owe any income taxes.

There are payroll taxes, though (15.3% split evenly between employer and employee).

[Dan12180]

If the employee is paid above the table he and the employer pay matching taxes. If the employee agrees to work for $2 under the going rate for cash both he and the employer save - the undocumented gets to work without the paperwork needed (ssi and other identification) and the employer saves on payroll and on his portion of taxes.

Resturants, construction, small business, farming, are all areas that are prone to the cash only options.

Reform is needed. I don't think any elected official will tackle the issue because change will make someone upset. They need people to accept them to get reelected. I think citizen reforms are the best option.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

There are payroll taxes, though (15.3% split evenly between employer and employee).

Great, more FICA money funneled into the Social Security rathole.

[newgeezer]

There are payroll taxes, though (15.3% split evenly between employer and employee).

That "split" is a clever deception. The self-employed get to pay the whole thing. As for the rest of us, just because we don't see it on our paystubs doesn't mean we didn't pay it.

Anyone who disagrees should consider whether it would be a good idea to take a 7.65% pay cut so that their employer can pay all of it. (Surely you'll feel better about your huge tax cut, right? :-)

[dalereed]

"There are payroll taxes, though (15.3% split evenly between employer and employee"

Just get rid of the illegals in construction, return wages to where they were 15 years ago with americans holding the jobs on a legitimate payroll and there would not only be a lot more taxes paid but the quality of work would improve drasticly along with production.

The illegals have trashed the construction industry.