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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 16, 2017, 02:26:20 pm

Title: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: mystery-ak on February 16, 2017, 02:26:20 pm
By Jason Devaney   |   Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017 10:47 PM

Restaurants in the nation's capital will close their doors Thursday to support a protest called "a day without immigrants."

NPR reports that several eateries in Washington, D.C. — including five owned by Spanish-born chef José Andrés, who is involved in a legal dispute with President Donald Trump — will take part in the social media campaign that carries the hashtag #ADayWithoutImmigrants.

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http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/washington-dc-restaurants-day-without/2017/02/15/id/773902/
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Wingnut on February 16, 2017, 02:52:28 pm
Couldn't they hold this on May 5th?
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Cripplecreek on February 16, 2017, 02:58:02 pm
A day with immigrants in my little town.

(http://i.imgur.com/GfsZlHT.png)

A day without immigrants in my little town.

(http://i.imgur.com/GfsZlHT.png)

Oh how will I survive?
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: andy58-in-nh on February 16, 2017, 03:15:55 pm
Couldn't they hold this on May 5th?
Who would be left to serve the margaritas at Chi-Chi's?
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Wingnut on February 16, 2017, 03:20:46 pm
Who would be left to serve the margaritas at Chi-Chi's?

I believe, a Country Boy Can Survive!

Or so, a great poster, a Neanderthal with a graduate degree who lives back in the woods once said...
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: andy58-in-nh on February 16, 2017, 05:15:04 pm
I believe, a Country Boy Can Survive!

Or so, a great poster, a Neanderthal with a graduate degree who lives back in the woods once said...

Old Hank was right, too, but I still want my margaritas!
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Wingnut on February 16, 2017, 05:40:03 pm
Old Hank was right, too, but I still want my margaritas!

And I want a Bavarian Beer wench to serve me beer in a 1 liter stein....

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Wqz5Qmke-A/UcwkfdWFpaI/AAAAAAAABfU/3iKMhsq7J0U/s1600/beers_women_bavaria_dirndl_2560x1440_wallpaper_Wallpaper_1280x1024_www.wallpaperswa.com.jpg)
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Oceander on February 16, 2017, 05:43:26 pm
There'll be a bunch of others waiting to pick up the overflow. 

Funny thing though: Trumps immigration order largely applied to muslims, but most restaurant immigrants are from Latin America, not Muslim countries.   
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Wingnut on February 16, 2017, 05:46:44 pm
There'll be a bunch of others waiting to pick up the overflow. 

Funny thing though: Trumps immigration order largely applied to muslims, but most restaurant immigrants are from Latin America, not Muslim countries.

If this was a serious protest every 7 eleven and Kwik e mart would shut down.
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: andy58-in-nh on February 16, 2017, 06:02:34 pm
And I want a Bavarian Beer wench to serve me beer in a 1 liter stein....

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Wqz5Qmke-A/UcwkfdWFpaI/AAAAAAAABfU/3iKMhsq7J0U/s1600/beers_women_bavaria_dirndl_2560x1440_wallpaper_Wallpaper_1280x1024_www.wallpaperswa.com.jpg)

Nice mugs.
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 16, 2017, 09:05:28 pm
@DCPatriot You seeing any of this?
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: DCPatriot on February 16, 2017, 11:00:37 pm
@DCPatriot You seeing any of this?

No, but I listened to a couple of interviews on radio today in the car...with restaurant owners...chefs...organizing the protest, etc..

The REAL reason they're not happy is that their entire customer/client base is ethnic and/or illegal, as are the total staff.

When the radio host asked if the workers were being compensated, he said they all acquired sick/personal time.

IOW....no!
Title: Re: DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday's #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on February 17, 2017, 02:39:02 pm
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a protest called "a day without immigrants."

I wonder if leaving out the word "illegal" was intentional.   :pondering: