page_title: Day Without Immigrants 2017
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Day Without Immigrants 2017 / Activities
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context_page_description: Day Without Immigrants was a protest and boycott that took place on February 16, 2017, to demonstrate the importance of immigration, and to protest President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall and to potentially deport millions of illegal immigrants. The strike called for immigrants not to go to work, to avoid spending money, and keep children home from school. 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. The strike was planned on social media. 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.
context_section_description: The Davis Museum at Wellesley College removed from display or cloaked in black cloth about 20 percent of the museum's display; the 120 works of art had either been created or donated by an immigrant.
  The non-profit organization Many Languages One Voice organized a protest march from Washington, D.C.'s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to the White House.
  In Chicago, a rally took place at Union Park with hundreds of workers marching towards the Mexican consulate on Ashland Avenue at noon on Thursday. Hundreds of demonstrators marched from the Austin City Hall to the Texas State Capitol. Protesters gathered outside city hall in Homestead, Florida. A demonstration was held in Frankfort at the Kentucky State Capitol.
  Some restaurants that stayed open have said they will donate part of their proceeds from Thursday to immigrant advocacy organizations.
caption: Protesters in Northfield, Minnesota
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