US businesses and schools face possible disruption as workers and students vow to stay home to draw attention to the contribution of immigrants. The movement, which spread through social media, calls upon foreign-born workers to refuse to participate in the US economy for one day. Dozens of restaurants in Washington were shut on Thursday, as … Read more
From burger joints to fine eateries, dozens of Washington restaurants shut down Thursday to protest President Donald Trump’s treatment of immigrants. They did so out of solidarity with the largely low-earning people who staff them or because not enough workers turned up — all part of a nationwide protest called “A Day Without Immigrants,” designed … Read more
Some of the US capital’s finest restaurants are putting their money where their mouths are: shutting down for a day to protest President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. A number of dining establishments are closing up shop Thursday as a boycott is calling for immigrants not to go to work for “A Day without Immigrants” — … Read more