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17 Feb 2017

Author:
Zlata Rodionova, The Independent (UK)

USA: McDonald's branches close across country during “Day without Immigrants” protest against Trump

“McDonald's shuts down branches across US during 'Day Without Immigrants' protest against Donald Trump”, 16 Feb 2017

The Day Without Immigrants protest, for which support was largely drummed online, urged foreign-born workers to refuse to participate in the US economy for a day...McDonald’s outlets across the United States, along with hundreds of other restaurants and businesses, closed their doors on Thursday as protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies swept the country.  Schools, restaurants and grocery stores shut across the country, in a direct response to Mr Trump’s promise to seal the southern US-Mexico border and his suspended ban on citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries.  It remains unclear whether the fast food giant voluntarily closed its outlets or if it was unable to operate as a result of workers not showing up to work however many burger fans shared updates via Twitter and Facebook on locations that were closed or operating on a limited service.

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