Today is a #DayWithoutImmigrants, and businesses and activists in various areas across our great country, which was built by the hands of immigrants, are taking a stand against the president.
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In Washington, D.C., a list has been compiled that includes the names of businesses that closed Thursday, from the popular Busboys and Poets and Capital City Brewing to Blue Ribbon restaurants in New York City, to show support for immigrants.
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But, of course, there are those deplorables of the world who just don’t get it:
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Mark Romano sounds like a joy to be around.
Let us know in the comments if you’ve noticed an impact in your area when it comes to #DayWithoutImmigrants.
DISCUSSION
I spent 1995-2006 working BOH in high end restaurants. The last time I had a white man walk in to ask for a dish dog job was probably 1999 or 2000. Of course we were gonna hire Hispanics, they were the ones asking for jobs.
I worked shoulder to shoulder with these men and women for 11 years. The stories they tell you about how they got here are almost always super fucked up. “We paid this coyote to take us here, they robbed us, we walked 90 miles through the desert, my cousin died.” Like just horrible shit. If you love the idea of freedom and safety so much you’ll hop on a pool toy and hope you float to Miami or ride in back of a panel van for 3 days that you pray might get you to Tuscon (who the fuck is thrilled to end up in Tuscon?!) then you are the people America needs and wants.
If we are to be the shining beacon on a hill, then the people who seek refuge here need to be greeted with open arms. It’s morally right. It is time to be the nation we always say we are.