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CHICAGO (WLS) — A unique demonstration this week involves businesses closing and people being encouraged to stay home from work and school to protest the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Chicago business owners taking part in Monday’s protest and demonstration said it will be a way for them to show the power of the immigrant community.
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A sign hung outside a popular Southwest Side Mexican ice cream shop Sunday, letting patrons know the shop will be closed on Monday for a cause.
“A lot of community members and entrepreneurs decided to join this movement to support our people,” said Omar Corral, owner of La Michoacana Premium in Pilsen.
Corral is one of many Chicago businesses owners taking part in a “Day Without Immigrants,” a social media-driven campaign that calls on immigrants to stay home from work and school and to shut down businesses and refrain …
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