Advertisement
The protest comes in response to President Donald Trump and his 1-month-old administration. The Republican president has pledged to increase deportation of immigrants living in the country illegally, build a wall along the Mexican border, and ban people from certain majority-Muslim countries from coming into the U.S. He also has blamed high unemployment on immigration.
A day without immigrants across the US
List of cities and businesses participating
Restaurants Will Test If The U.S. Can Stomach ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ They’re closing their doors in solidarity with many of their employees.