Backers of the May Day protests saw the day as an ideal opportunity to challenge the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown. February’s “day without immigrants” managed to shut down restaurants and other businesses in certain cities. The “day without immigrants” in February closed restaurants and some schools in cities like Washington. Perez said she hoped that May Day would one day become the working-class celebration in the U.S. that it is in her native Mexico. “May Day is the worker’s day,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post May 01, 2017 16:33 UTC