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[quote=Anonymous]For the two hundred thousandth time...paying taxes and being legal to work have NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER.  You can be legal to work and not pay taxes. You can be illegal to work and still pay taxes.  Paying taxes on illegally obtained income does not make it legal, does not make your immigration infractions go away and does not remove the obligations of obtaining legal status before starting work.

Here is the super-helpful 101:

- being legal to work = having immigration status that authorizes one to find unrestricted employment in the U.S.  Citizens, green card holders and bearers of certain types of visas all qualify.  If a visa holder, must have work authorization issued by USCIS.

- paying taxes = reporting income to IRS and paying income taxes on same. Citizens and illegals have equal opportunity to file or not file taxes. Failure to file and pay taxes is equally naughty for legals and illegals.

- special note: having a social security number does NOT qualify one to work, does not equal work authorization and has no bearing on one's immigration status.

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