Illegals walking out has little impact

For all of the noise the press made about the great illegal immigrant walkout yesterday, it sure appeared to be quite a bust. The Ledger had to go to the Ironbound in Newark and Speedwell Ave. both in areas highly populated by illegals and immigrants. link .

The national "Day Without Immigrants" boycott that emptied many of the traffic-choked streets of the Portuguese-speaking enclave was felt by businesses across New Jersey with mixed results. Among the industries most affected by the action were construction, hotels, food service and agriculture.

There was scattered evidence of businesses closing for the day -- or calling it quits at lunchtime -- after immigrant workers failed to show up for work. In some cases, businesses worked shorthanded, while others were not impacted at all.

It seems to me that we should really be fining all these businesses, especially the large ones like Goya Foods, Perdue and Tyson foods that had to shut factories because of worker shortage. Clearly, they are admitting that they are breaking the law by hiring illegals. Start fining these companies $25,000 per illegal and this stuff will stop immediately.