US Immigrants Stage Boycott Day

World | May 1, 2006, Monday // 00:00
US Immigrants Stage Boycott Day Demonstrators jam a downtown street during a march through Chicago May 1 to show support for immigrant rights. The demonstration was part of a nationwide action to show both support for immigration reform. Photo by AP/BTA

Immigrant workers in the United States are staging a day of nationwide action in a major protest against proposed immigration reform, BBC reported. Millions are expected to stay away from work and school, and avoid spending money, in an effort to show how much immigrants matter to the economy. Called A Day Without Immigrants, the protest comes as Congress wrestles with reform of immigration laws. About 11.5m illegal immigrants live in the US, many entering via Mexico.

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