Only about a dozen of the thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrants from the tri-state area who took part in a daylong work stoppage last week lost their jobs, according to organizers. New Jersey, Pennsylvannia and Delaware

“None of those who lost their jobs during the event, which was designed to show what life in the United States would be like without immigrants, came from Cumberland County, southern New Jersey coordinator Ramon Hernandez said.

Bridgeton, Vineland and Millville fielded almost half of the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people to participate in a Philadelphia rally that capped the 24-hour Valentine’s Day work stoppage, or “paro.””

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