The Great American Turnoff

Debra Saunders writing in the San Franciso Chronicle pretty accurately reflects that feelings that many, if not most Americans will have in response to tomorrow's "Great American Boycott":

When supporters of illegal immigration threaten to boycott all stores, it makes me feel like shopping. When I see TV reporters interview demonstrators, who announce that they are undocumented, I can only surmise that illegal immigrants have nothing to fear from immigration authorities.

When demonstrators say that Americans should welcome them because they are willing to work at low wages, I notice that they have depressed wages for other low-skilled workers and made it harder for less-educated Americans to earn a living wage. I salute anyone who wants to work hard, but I cannot feel good about the fact that they do so by dragging down other people's ability to earn a decent living.

She cites several other examples, before summing it up like this:

The bottom line is that while these demonstrations, I am told, are supposed to make me feel better about illegal immigrants, I feel angry when I see thousands of people who knowingly break American law, yet somehow feel entitled to do so and outraged that they have not been sufficiently rewarded for it.

While these demonstrations may bully Congress into caving in to many of their demands, most Americans will feel threatened, and a backlash is sure to follow.