Secondly, I think we can do better. Asylum seekers should be able to work while they await asylum without having to wait. I don't know why you would argue with that.
Thirdly, the estimated number of illegals paying income taxes varies wildly because they are undocumented. It's between 50 and 75%. Lets get that last 25%. Local law enforcement just recovered over a million doses of fentanyl-laced cocaine that was tied directly to a Mexican cartel. I'll bet that's not being taxed. Let's go get that.
Lastly, let's not do this thing where they only pay 8%. What is that? You want them to be citizens, let's tax them like a citizen. What tax bracket does a million doses of fentanyl-laced cocaine put you in? I'll bet higher than 8%.