“I’m here to show my support for people protesting the recent ICE raids and the terrible policies of our new administration that are so anti-immigrant”, demonstrator Hillary Thomas Oliver said.
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He said he works every day and has never been in trouble with police.
“They contribute to the community, they’re law abiding citizens, they’re the hardest working people I know, and we need them”, said owner John Eckre.
Some customers said it’s only a minor inconvenience and they plan on trying again for their favorite eats.
He is the owner of La Chapinlandia, a restaurant and grocery store, off Preston Highway. Zuni’s Café on Market Street opened, but made sure their clients read the message printed on the bottom of their checks stating, “Immigrants Make America Great”.
Immigrants want to show Trump what the country would be like if they weren’t there.
A number of dining establishments are closing up shop Thursday as a boycott is calling for immigrants not to go to work for “A Day without Immigrants” – in a country that until now has had a long history of welcoming newcomers.
Word of a national movement calling for people to stay home from work tomorrow is spreading around Austin through social media. As president, he’s called for a ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries from coming into the U.S.
Dozens of restaurants and chains in the nation’s capital announced they’d be closed or operating with limited hours Thursday, and at least two D.C. schools will reportedly be closed.
Early Thursday morning, Philadelphians were taking note of signs about the protest on restaurant doors.
The protest is a response to President Donald Trump and his administration. Restaurants and retailers closed in New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit and other cities across the USA on Thursday. “He wanted a better life for us”.
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This has been a theme advanced for many years by supporters of immigrants in the USA, whether documented or undocumented. “We are part of the fabric of New York City”, says Bromberg, noting “the enormous ups and downs” that his restaurants have gone through, from the recession when “staff took pay cuts to keep businesses open” to September 11th.
