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When legal status creates taxation without representation

I'm undocumented and my citizen coworkers complain about taxes while I pay into a system that gives me no benefits and could deport me at any time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Immigration systems create a permanent underclass that bears the obligations of citizenship while being denied its protections and voice.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fairness — what every civilization concluded?”

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