[cdrw]

any such laws must be unconstitutional in some way. I haven't thought out how but ...

Home Depot should refuse to obey if such a law is passed and then they should refuse to pay the fine.

The HomeDepot shareholders / board should seriously consider closing down their presence in CA if such laws are passed. Yes I know its radical, it would "cost" zillions of dollars, and I don't take the recommendation lightly. The HomeDepot parking lot is private property. The owners of that property should not be compelled to provide public services just because the local government thinks it would be convenient for them to do so. Let the government lease the land, build the facilities, man and maintain the facilities, and explain to the tax payers why their taxes need to be raised for such services. Of course HomeDepot should still be free to tell them to buzz off on the lease deal. yeah , yeah I know, we also need to keep the illegals from showing up in the first place but that's another discussion.

[BamaGirl]

Yeah good ideas. The hope is that the governments, more hungry for the revenue from sales + property taxes will capitulate, instead of forcing such stupid laws.

But on the other hand, if Home Depot feels they can make a profit even under such dumb restrictions, you can't fault them for staying.

What would be really smart is if Home Depot somehow got H1B visas for these guys and employed them legally. Then no more day workers bothering people, and Home Depot could make even more profit by managing the workers themselves and taking a cut. Plus since the workers are hired legally and not under the table, they'd pay their share of taxes, etc. And the government could go scratch.