Day Without Immigrants

Not to be confused with Day Without an Immigrant.
Demonstrators in front of the John A. Wilson Building in Washington, D.C.

Day Without Immigrants (or A Day Without Immigrants) was a protest and boycott that took place on February 16, 2017, to demonstrate the importance of immigration,[1][2] and to protest President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall and to potentially deport millions of undocumented immigrants.[3] The strike called for immigrants not to go to work, to avoid spending money, and keep children home from school.[4] People took part to show the importance of immigrants to the economy and also to protest possible racial profiling of U.S. citizens by immigration enforcement.[5] The strike was planned on social media.[6] People first started talking about the strike after the Women's March, and as the idea gained momentum, important people in the restaurant industry helped boost exposure.[7]

  1. ^ Kopan, Tal (February 15, 2017). "DC preps for 'Day Without Immigrants,' but Hill takes little notice". CNN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Chappell, Bill (16 February 2017). "'A Day Without Immigrants' Promises A National Strike Thursday". NPR. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Esmeralda Bermudez, In Los Angeles, 'A Day Without Immigrants' resonates Archived 2021-03-20 at the Wayback Machine latimes.com February 16, 2017
  4. ^ Perry Stein, Restaurants, schools close in ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest Archived 2021-03-09 at the Wayback Machine washingtonpost.com February 16, 2017
  5. ^ Etehad, Matt Hamilton, Melissa (2017-02-16). "'A Day Without Immigrants' protests: L.A. Unified urges students not to take part". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2017-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Robbins, Liz; Correal, Annie (2017-02-16). "On a 'Day Without Immigrants,' Workers Show Their Presence by Staying Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  7. ^ Crowley, Chris. "How New York's Restaurants Are Supporting the 'Day Without Immigrants'". Grub Street. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2017-02-17.