The government has no problem taking our money; it just won’t recognize that we have the right to earn it. Using my doctored Social Security number (SSN), which is not valid for employment, I’ve paid income taxes since I started regularly working at eighteen. Many undocumented workers who don’t have SSNs use ITINs. ITIN stands for Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, a tax processing number issued by the IRS. Regardless of immigration status, all wage earners are required to pay federal taxes.
