Restaurateurs can't afford to sit out the battle as state legislators crack down on immigration.

The author reflects on the impact of the effort of state legislators to crack down immigration on business enterprises in the U.S. According to the author, the new laws not only suspend license of any firm found to be hiring an unauthorized worker, but also disallow tax deductions for illegal workers or limit public subsidies for companies that will not certify their employees have legal status. The author believes that the laws have rippled effects on the economy in state after state.