Gotterdammerbust.(Day without Immigrants)

National Review | May 22, 2006| | Copyright

WELL, that was a letdown. The "Day without Immigrants" protest, timed to coincide with the socialist holiday of May Day, turned out to be one of the greatest fizzled-out Gotterdammerungs since Y2K. While some media outlets raised the prospect of "crippling" shutdowns throughout the American economy, the real effects amounted to little more than a long weekend for some workers. My wife reported that the produce section at the local high-end grocery store was a "shambles." Several National Review Online readers said that their local burrito joints were closed for the day. Of ...

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