Immigrants demonstrate economic clout

AP via Yahoo ^ | 05/01/06 | Dave Carpenter

[Bob]

As far as I could tell, there were only three restaurants closed down here in Morgan Hill, CA. It's too bad, I really enjoyed going to one of them. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go shopping to show my support for the boycott. :=)

[HitmanLV]

I think LA, and southern Cali, got the biggest sting by today's events.

[CougarGA7]

My day has been pretty normal. What I'm curious to know, is if all the illegals are boycotting business, are they also boycotting welfare offices. Wonder if the welfare workers are having a slow day. I think not.

[politicket]

I live in Colorado. Two of my favorite Mexican food restaurants were shut down today and had signs on their doors stating that it was because of the nation-wide boycott.

I calculated that I spend approximately $600/year at each of these restaurants.

I stopped my car at each one and wrote in red lettering on their signs: "I am a long time customer at your restaurant, but you have lost my business for good".

Now I just need to find a different type of food to enjoy...

[Oliver Optic]

A fine article ... balanced, objective, incisive.

Barf.

[cripplecreek]

I didn't notice much of anything around here.

[Nice50BMG]

I'm participating in the economy by mowing my own lawn!

[svcw]

In San Jose, CA, all is the same .... except less traffic, English speaking people at McDonald's and Taco Bell.

[MD_Willington_1976]

not many illegals buy the products I work with.. we don't hire any either... boo hoo I'm really affected by this.. NOT

[nuconvert]

"Without them, Americans would pay higher prices and a lot of work wouldn't get done"

Absurd!
If Americans don't want the work, we can allow as many workers LEGALLY into the country as we need from any country we choose. There are people from all over the world who would gladly come here to do the work that any illegal is doing now.

[jusduat]

I just went to work and did not notice anything local either. I made a point to buy something today.
I doubt my life would change much if all the illegals just disappeared.

[L98Fiero]

I drove by a usually popular Mexican restaurant today and the parking lot was at only about 25% capacity. Usually full at lunch.

[afnamvet]

Our economy thanks you. : )

[Hi Heels]

*shrug* Sittin' right here. Everything open. No one in the street. I don't think there was a "big sting". And anyone who says we suffered, heck, let's discontinue the medical care for these people for a day and make our money back x 50.

[antceecee]

Cool. I was in LV on end of last week and no one seemed too worried about the walkout.

[randog]

"It would lead to higher prices for many goods and services, and some things literally would not get done....", said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com.

"Some things literally would not get done".

Thanks for that report, Mark. Did you plagiarize your son's 4th-grade report on diversity for that profoundly scientific observation?

[crazyhorse691]

I enjoy reading Yahoo News because much of their headlines are of the freakazoid barking moonbat persuasion. Great entertaining reading.

[CougarGA7]

From what I hear, Albuquerque NEW MEXICO has a whopping 300 people demontrating.

[Tench_Coxe]

You know, I've wondered what would happen if American citizens went on strike for a day. Wonder if that would say something?

[Hi Heels]

What was CLEARLY demonstrated was TRAFFIC clout. With them off the roads, I don't even know someone who wasn't celebrating. So, I'll pay $10 for radishes if THAT continues. Took my girlfriend 20 minutes to get to work. Usually it's 1.5 HOURS.