Plan for May 1 boycott by migrants tempered

The Arizona Republic reports:

Immigrant rights advocates in the Valley have backed off plans to support a nationwide worker boycott slated for May 1 to call attention to the economic importance of undocumented immigrants.

Organizers fear too many participants could lose their jobs and are concerned an economic boycott could alienate employers and fuel a backlash undermining any gains made after the massive April 10 march and rally in Phoenix that drew more than 100,000 supporters, many of them undocumented immigrant workers.

"We know that immigrants work very hard to support their families, and some have been warned not to take more time off of work," said Joel Foster of Somos America, the coalition of Valley groups that organized the April 10 demonstration.

No word yet on whether the MSM will "temper" their comments about illegals being the next civil rights movement.