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Anthony Bourdain Hits Back at Donald Trump, Defends Immigrants
Eater ^ | October 29, 2015 | Chris Fuhrmeister

Posted on 10/29/2015 4:25:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

'Every restaurant in America would shut down.'

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's strong stance on illegal immigration has already drawn serious backlash from the restaurant industry, and celebrity chefs José Andrés and Geoffrey Zakarian have pulled restaurants from Trump's new Washington, D.C., hotel. Now ex-cook and current world-traveling TV host Anthony Bourdain is getting into the mix. Bourdain made an appearance on SiriusXM's StandUP With Pete Dominick and defended America's undocumented workers.

I grew up in the restaurant business — 30 years in the restaurant business. I came out of, like a lot of other white kids, I rolled out of a prestigious culinary institute and went to work in real restaurants. I walked into restaurants and always, the person who had been there the longest, who took the time to show me how it was done, was always Mexican or Central American. The backbone of the industry - meaning most of the people in my experience cooking, preparing your food. Twenty of those years in this business I was an employer, I was a manager employer. Never, in any of those years, not once, did anyone walk into my restaurant — any American-born kid — walk into my restaurant and say I'd like a job as a night porter or a dishwasher. Even a prep cook — few and far between. Just not willing to start at the bottom like that.

Bourdain went on to say that if Trump were to win the presidency and deport 11 million illegal immigrants, "every restaurant in America would shut down," and restaurant owners share his sentiment because "they'd be up the creek. ... It is really, really getting hard to find people to do the jobs."

(AUDIO-AT-LINK)

It's not the first time Bourdain has commented on Trump. He previously said The Donald "offends me" and the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City is "the enemy of the human spirit." Bourdain hasn't given his coveted endorsement for the 2016 election, but he threw his support behind Barack Obama in 2012 and 2008.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: anthonybourdain; arkancide; clintonbodycount; immigration; partsunknown; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Never, in any of those years, not once, did anyone walk into my restaurant — any American-born kid — walk into my restaurant and say I’d like a job as a night porter or a dishwasher.”


My son the American-born former bus boy/dishwasher will get a kick out of this.


21 posted on 10/29/2015 4:35:35 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Shut down your slaves....oh the shame... go back to the 3rd world!

We need to go back to making our own food


22 posted on 10/29/2015 4:36:43 PM PDT by dila813
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"José Andrés and Geoffrey Zakarian have pulled restaurants from Trump's new Washington, D.C., hotel.”

So they had illegal aliens working for them?

23 posted on 10/29/2015 4:37:00 PM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh, bullsh**, if I may be so polite. None of these guys help their illegal or semi-illegal dishwashers. My husband was involved in this dirty business in NYC for 23 years and no one pays them either fairly or treats them with much dignity. They barely treat their sous chefs or line cooks with any dignity or good pay.

As always, I’m amazed that NYers have no pride in a son of NYC gaining the American presidency. I guess I’m different...


24 posted on 10/29/2015 4:40:02 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: SpaceBar

Wouldn’t have an effect on any restaurant in my little neck of the cornfield except for the Mexican restaurant.

Our McD is good about hiring young kids, one has to be a white lesbian to work at our Burger King, Subway is run by Hadji, KFC seems to hire every drunk/stoner in the community, and the pizza joints are wetback free with one hiring pretty much all young hotties. (their pizza sucks, but they have a booming business)


25 posted on 10/29/2015 4:40:35 PM PDT by digger48
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Its not about immigrants its about illegal aliens. There is a difference.


26 posted on 10/29/2015 4:41:24 PM PDT by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Was he drunk when he said this? LMAO....


27 posted on 10/29/2015 4:41:30 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anthony, if I want a meal I might take your opinion at face value. Otherwise you are food service worker with a narcissistic streak.


28 posted on 10/29/2015 4:41:57 PM PDT by WMarshal (Either the mess gets fix or the Democrat Party and the Republican Parties will implode.)
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To: kaehurowing
My son the American-born former bus boy/dishwasher will get a kick out of this.

That's how my son started out.

29 posted on 10/29/2015 4:41:59 PM PDT by digger48
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
It is really, really getting hard to find people to do the jobs."

He forgot to add, "for low wages". But I'll bet he's one of those libs complaining about employers not paying a "living wage". Except for his buds in the restaurant business.

Bourdain is sometimes interesting and entertaining, but he should skip the political commentary.

30 posted on 10/29/2015 4:43:06 PM PDT by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Bourdain went on to say that if Trump were to win the presidency and deport 11 million illegal immigrants, “every restaurant in America would shut down,” and restaurant owners share his sentiment because “they’d be up the creek. ... It is really, really getting hard to find people to do the jobs.”

Tough ta-tas. There’s a process for being here LEGALLY. Do it. Or get out.


31 posted on 10/29/2015 4:43:28 PM PDT by fivecatsandadog ( What strategy? Tell me what your strategy is and I'll tell you if its working". P. Quinn, Homeland)
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To: bimboeruption
Bourdain is nothing but a flabby lib who eats weird stuff for shock value.

You're thinking of Andrew Zimmern. Tony Bourdain is a lot of things, but "flabby" he's not.

32 posted on 10/29/2015 4:43:46 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: SpaceBar

But, you forget, Bourdain treats his illegal alien dishwashers SO VERY WELL. Oh, wait...

Oh, the other hand, I can tell you for a fact that the busboys at Trump Grill love the Donald and were telling us to vote for The Donald. That’s not typical of NYC workers, I can tell you.


33 posted on 10/29/2015 4:44:21 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: RedMDer

Anthony used to be and may still be into something more potent for recreation.


34 posted on 10/29/2015 4:45:01 PM PDT by meatloaf
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To: Menehune56

“So illegal aliens are required to make every restaurant’s business model work? That’s interesting.”

IIRC, people are the biggest expense a business has. If your competitors are doing it you practically have to. Bottom line rules.


35 posted on 10/29/2015 4:46:22 PM PDT by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: skeeter

Another willful idiot who can’t, or won’t, tell the difference between LEGAL and ILLEGAL.


36 posted on 10/29/2015 4:47:55 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: meatloaf

That doesn’t surprise me. He seems to be a party animal.


37 posted on 10/29/2015 4:48:31 PM PDT by RedMDer (Support Free Republic and Keep FReedom ALIVE!)
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To: skeeter

If there is one thing I know about the food biz and chefs. They are easily replaced and forgotten.


38 posted on 10/29/2015 4:48:46 PM PDT by GilGil
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To: Lurking Libertarian

Anthony.


39 posted on 10/29/2015 4:49:53 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: SpaceBar

Or, 11 million legal residents and American citizens would replace them all which is what I believe.


40 posted on 10/29/2015 4:50:10 PM PDT by GilGil
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