Immigrants display revenue generating prowess in run up to Tax Day

Immigrant families in Detroit, Columbus and Cincinnati on Wednesday gathered outside public buildings holding signs with the slogans "We love taxes!" and "Viva Taxes" in an effort to show that immigration reform would bring needed revenue to the government. 

Similar demonstrations are planned for Thursday, Tax Day, in San Francisco and Washington, DC.

A recent report from the Immigration Policy Center and the Center for American Progress showed that legalizing undocumented immigrants would generate between $4.5 billion and $5.4 billion in tax revenue over 3 years. 

Immigration advocates on Thursday are expected to deliver thousands of fictitious tax forms from immigrants to the office of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). Advocates plan to tell the senator that these tax forms represent millions of dollars in needed revenue that won't be collected by the IRS.