DC preps for 'Day Without Immigrants,' but Hill takes little notice

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Republicans will avoid being out and about in DC today!!



http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/washington-dc-day-without-immigrants/index.html

DC preps for 'Day Without Immigrants,' but Hill takes little notice

By Tal Kopan, CNN

Updated 6:59 AM ET, Thu February 16, 2017


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Thursday's planned protest is the first such event in the nation's capital
The impact may be felt if policymakers try to eat at hot spots around town Thursday

Washington (CNN)Washington, DC, restaurants and schools are preparing for a "Day Without Immigrants" protest Thursday, but so far, policymakers who live in the nation's capital haven't taken much notice.


Immigrants and supporters are planning to strike Thursday in a protest loosely organized by social media and word of mouth. The goal is to demonstrate the importance of immigrants to society, as the Trump administration continues to pursue hard-line enforcement policies that advocates fear will disrupt communities and the economy.


Restaurants in the DC area were planning to operate with short staff, offer menus in solidarity with striking immigrants and in some cases, close altogether.

Celebrity chef José Andrés, who is locked in a lawsuit with President Donald Trump for pulling his restaurant from the Trump hotel project in Washington over Trump's anti-undocumented immigrant rhetoric, announced he would close most of his restaurants Thursday as part of the protest.



The Trump International Hotel did not respond to a request for comment on its plans for Thursday.



Schools were preparing as well. A bilingual charter school in Northwest DC planned to close, and DC public schools were preparing for possible walkouts.
Similar actions have taken place in other cities. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the site of a similar protest this week, and bodegas in New York closed earlier this month in protest of Trump's travel ban executive order...............




USA TODAY Verified account ?@USATODAY 3m3 minutes ago

#DayWithoutImmigrants unfolds to underscore how much immigrants form the lifeblood of the USA's economy http://usat.ly/2ktVDQT

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1. Businesses across U.S. close for 'Day Without Immigrants'

TWEET:

Businesses across U.S. close for 'Day Without Immigrants' http://usat.ly/2lRaFx4 #theDemocrats






Businesses across U.S. close for 'Day Without Immigrants'

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Immigrants across the country are planning to skip class, miss work and not shop on Thursday, February 16th as part of a 'Day Without Immigrants' protest. USA TODAY NETWORK
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Around the nation, some shops and restaurants closed in solidarity others braced for a possible shutdown for lack of enough employees Thursday as a "Day Without Immigrants" unfolded to underscore how much immigrants form the lifeblood of the country's economy and social structure.

Immigrants in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Austin, Texas, and other major U.S. cities planned to stay home from work and school as part of a strike. Demonstrators also planned a march to the White House at noon.

Coming on the heels of roundups of undocumented immigrants nationwide, organizers urge legal residents as well as undocumented ones to participate in the boycott in response to President Trump's crackdown on immigration, which includes plans to build a border wall and a temporary immigration ban on nationals from certain Muslim-majority nations.

"From doctors to dishwashers, immigrants are integral to daily life in the U.S.," tweeted Janet Murguia, president and CEO of National Council of La Raza, as she praised Spanish-American Chef Jose Andrés' decision to close his Washington, D.C., restaurants Thursday. David Suro, owner of Tequilas Restaurant in Philadelphia and a Mexican immigrant, said he also planned to participate.

The celebrity chef said he decided to close after a few hundred of his employees told him they weren’t coming to

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Resistance. If tRump/Pence think this is a bump, they aint seen nuthin yet. . . . nt

[BeckyDem]

3. Beautiful resistance.

[coco22]

4. Send Trump back to Scotland...

[zaj]

5. Migrant farmers could have a very real effect...

... if they were to go on strike the week crops had to be picked.

Huge impact straight to the dinner grocery stores, pocketbooks and dinner tables.

[riversedge]

6. Who else will be supporting this? #daywithoutanimmigrant Poster.........

Nayi ?@im_a_gogetter 13h13 hours ago

Who else will be supporting this? #daywithoutanimmigrant

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8. My 14 y/o brother on strike for #DayWithoutImmigrants ✊🏼 Pic....

Women's March Retweeted
🌩 ?@helwarosa 28m28 minutes ago

My 14 y/o brother on strike for #DayWithoutImmigrants ✊🏼

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[riversedge]

7. Found on FB. Pete's Market threatening to suspend its workers for participation in tomorrow's #dayw

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Karina Mireya ?@karinamireya117 11h11 hours ago

Found on FB. Pete's Market threatening to suspend its workers for participation in tomorrow's #daywithoutanimmigrant

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9. Chef Jose Andrs, who is facing a suit against Trump, is closing his D.C. restaurants today: .......

Guadalupe ?@alondraruizp 1h1 hour ago

Humans are not illegal #DayWithoutImmigrants
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USA TODAY Verified account ?@USATODAY 1h1 hour ago

Chef Jose Andrés, who is facing a suit against Trump, is closing his D.C. restaurants today: http://usat.ly/2lRaFx4 #DayWithoutImmigrants

[riversedge]

10. and the vile RW tweets are out in full force.....

I am blocking lots of these types this morning!


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Makada
🇺🇸 ?@_Makada_ 2h2 hours ago

Illegal aliens are planning a "#DayWithoutImmigrants" strike today. Good, this will make it easier for ICE to find and deport you.




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Scott Presler VA ?@ScottPresler 2h2 hours ago

What a country we live in where I can come here illegally, steal a job, expect to stay, & call everyone racist.

#DayWithoutImmigrants

[pangaia]

11. Will these business still pay the 'immigrants' for the day? OR......

[riversedge]

12. The #1 Pho Restaurant in NoVA, #pho102 is closed tomorrow for the #DayWithoutImmigrants proud of my

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SEVEN10 ?@BryBryNewin 20h20 hours ago

The #1 Pho Restaurant in NoVA, #pho102 is closed tomorrow for the #DayWithoutImmigrants proud of my Uncle for this.

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