Immigrants strike to show D.C. what a day without them looks like

The Washington Post 2017-02-16

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Immigrants workers and students went on strike Tuesday to show what a "Day Without Immigrants" looks like. Many restaurants, some of which are immigrant-owned, closed in solidarity with the community.
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