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NPR: ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Promises a National Strike Thursday
Restaurants, retailers and businesses throughout U.S. close their doors to support immigrant’s contributions to U.S. industries and culture.
On Thursday, major and small businesses throughout the U.S. are either closing their doors or contributing a portion of sales to nonprofits and Latino communities. The boycott/strike combination is a reaction to President Trump’s immigration agenda, which includes building a wall along the Mexican border, placing a travel ban affecting citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries and tightening immigration regulations in general.
"Thousands of immigrants are skipping work; not shopping; not eating at restaurants; buying gas, or sending their children to school,” reported NPR’s Danielle Karson from Los Angeles. “LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis says immigrants, regardless of legal status, contribute 40 percent of LA County's gross domestic product: almost $300 billion in tax revenue to the county a year.”
Many high-profile business owners, like celebrity Chef Rick Bayless and chef/entrepreneur José Andrés, are closing restaurants to support employees who planned to not work because of the strike.
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
