Families — most of them not immigrants — pulled some 450 children from day care and preschool, about 70% of those enrolled in Minnesota alone, where most of the organization’s centers are, Denzer said. Several staffers who had been on the fence decided to take the day after the show of support.

Businesses around the country went dark Monday and protesters took to the streets as part of a “day without immigrants” strike to showcase the importance of their role in the U.S. economy. The campaign,

Today, many businesses across the US are participating in "A Day Without Immigrants," which aims to protest President Trump's orders on immigration.

Foreign-born workers, both documented and undocumented, made up more than 19% of the U.S. labor force at the end of last year.

Latino-owned businesses across the city shut their doors Monday to underscore their vital contributions to the U.S. economy, including the billions of dollars undocumented immigrants pay in taxes.

( The Hill) — Restaurants in multiple cities are closing for one day to mark a “day without immigrants.”

In Southern California and across the country on Monday, dozens of businesses nationwide closed, schools reported lower attendance and families put off trips to the grocery store in observance of "A day without immigrants.

Grammer now … A day after levying steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Trump acknowledged what economists, members of Congress and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the costs.