What does Trump’s crackdown on immigration mean for restaurants?
On Feb. 16, anyone who wanted a lunchtime burrito from most branches of Anna’s Taqueria or a sandwich from McKenna’s Cafe in Dorchester was out of luck. Dinner at Shojo in Chinatown or Erbaluce in the North End was also off the table. Throughout the area — and the nation — restaurants closed in solidarity with striking workers on a Thursday declared “A Day Without Immigrants.”
The strikes and closures underscored the importance of immigrants in the restaurant industry. Nearly a quarter of all people employed by restaurants are foreign-born, and about 30 percent of businesses in the restaurant and hotel sector are immigrant-owned, census figures show.
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