Impact of nationwide ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ movement reaches Sacramento coffee shop
Businesses and activists aim to showcase the significant role of immigrants in America’s economic landscape.
Updated: 10:49 AM PST Feb 3, 2025
NOTIFICATIONS TO GET REAL TIME UPDATES. WELL, TODAY, NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT IS UNDERWAY AND IT’S URGING WORKERS TO STAY HOME AND CONSUMERS NOT TO SHOP. IT’S CALLED A DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS. KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT IS DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO NOW, WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES JOINING THIS MOVEMENT. GOOD MORNING. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ACROSS OUR VIEWING AREA JUST ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE COULD FIND READILY AVAILABLE. THIS ONE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. CONNOISSEUR CAR, A COFFEE SHOP. TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF RIGHT THERE ON THE DOOR. IT SAYS WE WILL BE CLOSED. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025. THE MOVEMENT A DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS, A WAY TO TAKE A STAND AND ALSO STAND TOGETHER AGAINST CERTAIN IMMIGRATION POLICIES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THIS SHOP MONICA’S. IT’S IN LIVERMORE, TYPICALLY OPEN ON MONDAYS TODAY. THEIR DOORS WILL BE CLOSED AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE DAY OFF, REPRESENTING THIS MOVEMENT AS BUSINESSES AND ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AIM TO SHOW THE ROLE IMMIGRATION PLAYS ACROSS OUR NATION. IN PART, IT’S AIMED TO PROTEST DEPORTATIONS AND THE ROLLING BACK OF IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS UNDER THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. FOR PERSPECTIVE, BACK OUT HERE LIVE, ACCORDING TO THE NONPARTISAN CENTER FOR MIGRATION STUDIES OF NEW YORK, AROUND 8.3 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WORK ACROSS OUR NATION. THAT IS MORE THAN 5% OF THE ENTIRE NATION’S WORKFORCE. THAT’S SOME PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. ERIN HEFT, KCRA THREE NEWS. ERIN, THANK YOU. AND THAT DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS MOVEMENT STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO UNDER THE SAME ADMINISTRATION. IN 2017. IN RESPONSE, IN PART TO T
Impact of nationwide ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ movement reaches Sacramento coffee shop
Businesses and activists aim to showcase the significant role of immigrants in America’s economic landscape.
Updated: 10:49 AM PST Feb 3, 2025
In a display of unity and protest of President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations, businesses across the nation, including in Sacramento, are keeping their doors closed Monday.”A Day Without Immigrants” urges workers to remain at home while also encouraging consumers to abstain from shopping. The movement seeks to shed light on the contribution of immigrants to the country’s economy.Across our region, businesses such as Con Azucar in the Downtown Commons (DOCO) are shutting their doors, giving the employees a day off to support the cause.The protest aims to oppose current immigration policies, including deportations and attempts to roll back protections for immigrants.| VIDEO BELOW | Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los AngelesWith approximately 8.3 million undocumented immigrants making up over 5% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Nonpartisan Center for Migration Studies of New York, the movement highlights an essential perspective on immigration’s impact. Initiated during President Trump’s first term in 2017, the movement initially arose in response to policies involving deportations and the construction of a border wall. Through collective efforts, businesses and activists aim to showcase the significant role of immigrants in America’s economic landscape.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —In a display of unity and protest of President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations, businesses across the nation, including in Sacramento, are keeping their doors closed Monday.
“A Day Without Immigrants” urges workers to remain at home while also encouraging consumers to abstain from shopping. The movement seeks to shed light on the contribution of immigrants to the country’s economy.
Across our region, businesses such as Con Azucar in the Downtown Commons (DOCO) are shutting their doors, giving the employees a day off to support the cause.
The protest aims to oppose current immigration policies, including deportations and attempts to roll back protections for immigrants.
| VIDEO BELOW | Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles
With approximately 8.3 million undocumented immigrants making up over 5% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Nonpartisan Center for Migration Studies of New York, the movement highlights an essential perspective on immigration’s impact.
Initiated during President Trump’s first term in 2017, the movement initially arose in response to policies involving deportations and the construction of a border wall. Through collective efforts, businesses and activists aim to showcase the significant role of immigrants in America’s economic landscape.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
