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February 22, 2017

Dozens Fired for Participating in "Day Without Immigrants"
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Last Thursday, thousands of immigrants closed their businesses, refused
to go to work and kept their children home from school for a "Day
Without Immigrants" protest in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York,
Phoenix, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, Raleigh, Austin and
other cities. Media reports now say as many as 100 immigrants lost their
jobs after taking part in the protests, including construction and
restaurant workers. The owner of JVS Masonry in Commerce City, Colorado,
fired 30 bricklayers, even though they had told their boss ahead of time
that they planned to skip work to participate in the protests. We'll
have more on the Department of Homeland Security memos after headlines.


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