{"id":2398252,"date":"2025-02-03T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/restaurants-nationwide-closed-monday-to-protest-trumps-immigration-policies-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:22:22","slug":"restaurants-nationwide-closed-monday-to-protest-trumps-immigration-policies-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/restaurants-nationwide-closed-monday-to-protest-trumps-immigration-policies-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants nationwide closed Monday to protest Trump\u2019s immigration policies &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frestaurants-nationwide-closed-monday-to-protest-trumps-immigration-policies-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On &#8220;Day without Immigrants,&#8221; several restaurants across the United States, particularly in urban areas like Washington D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco, closed to protest \u200bthe Trump administration&#8217;s \u200dimmigration policies, which include plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. \u200cEstablishments such as Pearl&#8217;s Bagels and Republic cantina highlighted the essential role of immigrant workers\u200b in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">food service \u200cindustry<\/a>, making statements on social\u2062 media\u200d about their\u200b closures and\u200d the \u200bimportance of immigrants to local \u2064communities. This day of protest is a\u2064 continuation of previous demonstrations against punitive immigration policies, first observed on February 16,\u200d 2017. With nearly \u2063one\u200d third\u200d of\u200c the U.S. food service workforce being immigrants, the closures aimed to\u200c convey the \u200dnotable impact immigrants have on the \u200blabor\u2064 force \u2062and the economy. Reports indicate that\u200d undocumented workers often face exploitation, including wage theft, underscoring the need for legal reforms to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-executive-order-immigration-crackdown-faces-blue-state-hurdles-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s executive order immigration crackdown faces blue state hurdles - ... Examiner\">protect immigrant rights<\/a> in the \u200cworkforce.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Restaurants nationwide closed Monday to protest Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1936013\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At least half a dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.,<\/a>-area restaurants and coffee shops shut their doors Monday in observance of a &ldquo;Day Without Immigrants&rdquo; &mdash; a protest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a>&lsquo;s plans to deport 11 million illegal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Restaurants in cities such as Aurora, Colorado, St. Paul, Minnesota, Chicago, and San Francisco are also observing the nationwide protest.<\/p>\n<p>Pearl&rsquo;s Bagels, located in downtown D.C., shared its participation in the protest in an Instagram story on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A day without immigrants is a day without bagels,&rdquo; Pearl&rsquo;s Bagels posted. &ldquo;Our staff will receive a paid day off in order to make their voices heard and stress the importance of immigrants to our community and local economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another restaurant, Republic Cantina, also shared its plan to close in an Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DC depends deeply on immigrants, who work vital jobs in our local economy, pay taxes &amp; make the city a vibrant place to live,&rdquo; Republic Cantina posted to Instagram on Sunday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been dismayed to see the rollout of policies that tear immigrants from their homes &mdash; which is both inhumane &amp; will cause massive harm to communities and to small business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other DMV restaurants, including Hiraya, La Pupuseria, Tacos El Pariente, Centrado Cafe Shop, and others, also confirmed they would be closed on Monday in protest.<\/p>\n<p>A &ldquo;Day Without Immigrants&rdquo; first took place on Feb. 16, 2017, during the first Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-cuomos-bullying-is-nothing-new\/\" title=\"De Blasio: Cuomo\u2019s bullying is nothing new\">food service workers<\/a> in the United States are immigrants, and it is estimated that 12% of food prep workers and servers are illegally residing in the U.S., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policylink.org\/equity-in-action\/sanctuary-restaurants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PolicyLink.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that 11,500 illegal immigrants are employed in D.C., according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/data.cmsny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 report from the Center for Migration Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re being demonized and portrayed as criminals &mdash; and that immigrants come here to live off others. We need to remind people that those narratives are super false, super dangerous,&rdquo; a D.C. restaurant chef, who was once undocumented, shared with the <em>Washingtonian<\/em>. &ldquo;They threaten the safety, well-being, and opportunities for hardworking people that live here without documentation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Center for Public Integrity <a href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inequality-poverty-opportunity\/garment-immigrant-workers-wage-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">found<\/a> that illegal immigrants working in the U.S. are often underpaid and the biggest victims of wage theft by their employers.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Jessica Lorena Rangel, manager of the Community Consultation Legal Center within Fe y Justicia Worker Center, located in Houston, Texas, shared with the Center for Public Integrity in 2021 that it received 540 calls accusing employers of failing to pay at least $1.36 million in wages. Houston is home to at least half a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-bidens-immigration-policies-may-fuel-migrant-caravan-crisis-at-southern-border\/\" title=\"Analysis: Biden\u2019s immigration policies may fuel migrant caravan crisis at southern border\">million illegal immigrants<\/a> who work in construction, dry cleaning, and landscaping.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Employers fill their minds with stuff, like telling them: &lsquo;You can&rsquo;t do anything about me. You have to suck it up because of your status. You&rsquo;re not even supposed to be working. I&rsquo;m doing you a favor,&rsquo; &rdquo; Rangel said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Center for Public Integrity said it&rsquo;s important that the U.S. enact a more streamlined approach for immigrants to live in the U.S. legally so that they can receive proper protection under labor laws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 2016 National Academy of Sciences <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/read\/23550\/chapter\/1#ii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a> found that immigration is a key portion of the national labor population &ldquo;integral to the nation&rsquo;s economic growth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the American economy grows and requires more workers both to replace those who retire and to create new firms and industries, the primary source of labor will be first and second-generation immigrants,&rdquo; says the report. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1936013\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1936013\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurants across the U.S. closed Monday to protest Trump&#8217;s immigration policies, including several in the D.C. area for a &#8220;Day Without Immigrants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2398253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP23207614880204.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47217,3970,4131,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2398252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-immigration-policies","tag-protests","tag-restaurants","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP23207614880204.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398252"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398256,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398252\/revisions\/2398256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}