On ‘A Day Without Immigrants,’ Chicago Restaurants And Shops Close To Protest Trump’s Policies
Latino-owned businesses across the city shut their doors Monday to underscore their vital contributions to the U.S. economy, including the billions of dollars undocumented immigrants pay in taxes.
'A Day Without Immigrants' protests and business closures in Chicago in opposition to Trump policies
"I'm here representing my family, my roots, my culture and traditions. We're here to stay," one protester said.
Some US businesses close in a ‘day without immigrants.’ But many say they can’t lose income
Families — most of them not immigrants — pulled some 450 children from day care and preschool, about 70% of those enrolled in Minnesota alone, where most of the organization’s centers are, Denzer said. Several staffers who had been on the fence decided to take the day after the show of support.
Businesses across Chicago area close, some CPS students stay home for 'a day without immigrants'
The national movement encouraged participants to skip work, school and refrain from shopping for one day. The initiative spread across social media in response to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
‘A Day Without Immigrants’: Chicago area businesses take part in nationwide movement
Without Immigrants protest was planned for Monday across the country, including some businesses in the Chicago area. The protest aims to show the importance of immigrant labor and spending in the local economy.
Dozens of Chicago Restaurants Close for ‘Day Without Immigrants’
In Chicago, the protests aren’t as widespread as in 2017 when more than 50 restaurants loudly announced eight years ago that they would close to oppose Trump’s call to build a
‘Chicago has always been a city of immigrant workers’: Some Chicago businesses close their doors to protest immigration crackdown
A churro shop in Pilsen closed its doors Monday. So did a Mexican grocer in Chicago Heights. The owner of several Mexican restaurants in Elgin, himself the son of immigrants, shut his business for the day too.
'A Day Without Immigrants': California businesses taking part in nationwide movement
Without Immigrants" encourages immigrants to refrain from going to work, school and shopping to highlight the essential role immigrants play in the economy and local communities.
Businesses close to support 'Day Without Immigrants,' amid Trump's immigration crack down
Businesses nationwide are participating in 'Day Without Immigrants,' closing their doors or giving employees paid time off on Monday in solidarity with the community targeted by President Donald Trump's policies and to highlight their input to everyday society,
Daywatch: Businesses close in protest of immigration crackdown
As immigrant communities across Chicagoland entered a third week of fear and uncertainty in the shadow of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some business owners and workers from Elgin to Chicago Heights took action yesterday: They closed their businesses and stayed home from work.
Businesses close, children skip school for ‘a day without immigrants’ protest
Organizers said they have tracked nearly 160 businesses nationwide that were closed Monday in solidarity with immigrants.
Businesses in multiple cities, including Chicago, closing for one day to mark 'Day Without Immigrants'
Restaurants and businesses in multiple cities are closing for one day to mark a “Day Without Immigrants,” including here in ...
‘People are hiding.’ Chicago immigrants stay home from work to avoid potential ICE arrests.
Amid President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping arrests and mass deportations, undocumented workers in Chicago skipped work ...