The crippling problem restaurant-goers haven’t noticed but chefs are freaking out about (illegals)

The Washington Post ^ | August 12, 2015 | Roberto A. Ferdman

[T-Bone Texan]

These illegal criminals, and the elites who defend them, are robbing our children of their birthright.

They need to be punished for that crime.

When found guilty the elites should be executed for treason.

[GOPJ]

Young American kids can't get the low level entry level jobs they used to get.

American blacks are thrown on the ash heap of the permanently unemployed...

But Democrats don't care - they're putting dependent illegals in the voter pipeline....

So what if they steal jobs from Americans, right? /s

[GOPJ]

... how many of these illegal cooks are not vaccinated and may be carrying some third world disease into the US? And thus spreading it amongst our population.

Drudge had a story about Americans getting brain parasites from illegals... think it was yesterday. Anyhow the people who come here as an 'act of love' are bringing hell on earth for some American citizens...

[Auntie Dem]

A few years back I was considering doing the accounting for a local popular Greek restaurant. As the owner was giving me the “Cook’s Tour” I was asking him questions about procedures and how they did certain tasks to probe for inefficient activities. When I asked him “...do you do this...or do you do that...”, he replied “...No, that’s what I have the Mexicans for...”.

I didn’t take his work because it was clear to me he wasn’t going to keep proper records or do things the right way. A few months later he was out of business. I wonder why...

[glenduh]

For fun I check out visadoor.com
This article found me looking at chef, cook, food service and restaurant.
In 2014 listed are 154 applications for chefs. Found a certified h1b visa for a restaurant supervisor position at $15.00/hr (prevailing wage $11.90). Cant believe a qualified US citizen couldn’t be found. No STEM required.

[subterfuge]

Correct. I support halting ALL immigration for awhile.

[bgill]

Remember a few years ago when not so comedic, George Lopez had his HBO show from San Antonio, TX and he “joked” about illegals wiping gringo’s produce on their butts. He also wants them to take over the US and how they’re a benefit never mind it’s those racist whites who made him rich. Supposedly, after NBC got mad at Trump over his Mexican comment, they want Lopez to host “The Apprentice.” Sorry, George, you’re fired.

[DoodleDawg]

So they’re freaking out about possible losing their people but not freaking out about breaking the law by hiring them to begin with? Maybe if there was some real punishment behind hiring illegals then they wouldn’t be in this mess?

[heartwood]

Long hours, low pay, and a series of other cultural and economic factors have made lower tier restaurant work a much less desirable path than it once was, leaving many kitchens chronically understaffed.

One of the clearest obstacles to hiring a good cook, let alone someone willing to work the kitchen these days, is that living in this country's biggest cities is increasingly unaffordable. In New York, for instance, where an average cook can expect to make somewhere between $10 and $12 per hour, and the median rent runs somewhere upward of $1,200,

And what would the the free market response to that be?

"OPEN THE BORDERS!"

No, the other free market response.

[marron]

You see, the problem is that the job doesn’t pay enough to live, especially with rents so high, and the cost of living so high, so the answer is to hire Mexicans. Because... ?

How about this. Secure the border. Agree that you will have to hire from the enormous pool of workers who are already here. If that means the salaries rise, then the salaries rise.

There are kids all over America who can’t find work. There are experienced adults all over America who can’t find work, for that matter. Replacing them with eager foreigners is a bad answer.

[sand88]

There has been 11 million illegals for 20 years. They never increase or decrease in ranks?

I have been researching this number. From what I gather there are at least 50-60Million illegal third world anti-American invading scum invading every corner of our dying Republic.

I know people all over the lower 48. To a man and a woman they tell me that there are illegals everywhere in large numbers.

I truly fear that it is too late to save our Republic -- I fear the evil left will succeed in literally destroying our Republic.

We are being turned into a balkanized, spanish speaking third world socialist sewer.

[Rodamala]

This is why high school kids and the poor can’t find work.

If someone wants to work, they will find a way.

For everyone else, there is a handout.

[jdirt]

So who will you be voting for? Anyone else like to weigh in?

[Mr Apple]

Your post #22 is right on mark:

American blacks are thrown on the ash heap of the permanently unemployed...

Back in the 60's and 70's here in Houston, I remember seeing at least half of the road construction workers, and new home building workers being at least 50% blacks. Starting in the 80's all the way up to current times, all I see now are all (and I mean 'all' /100%) mexicans doing these jobs. I'm all mexicaned out, lol. Not to mention all the illegal scumbags who have and are -swamping our ER's and hospitals. Not to mention all the illegals from all countries filling our public schools to over flowing.

And of course, it seems every week now we see on the news that there has been another murder or a rape in one of cities committed by these illegal greasers.

[Grammy]

I worked in a kitchen for a while. I was chased out of my job by the “Mexican Union”. They harass someone until they can’t take it any more, that person quits and they get one of their buddies in his spot.
Repeat.
When they finally have a majority of the kitchen staff, they go to the boss and say we all get a raise (over $1.30..... including the 19 year old kid who couldn’t tell the difference between an onion, a shallot and a scallion) or we all walk.
The boss allows it. Then they offered me .07 cents.
I quit.

[GOPJ]

It’s awful... blacks have been Democrat’s most loyal voters and dems threw them under the bus. If Trump wins - and gets illegals OUT OF THE COUNTRY - the ‘unintended consequence’ will be more jobs for Americans... all of us...every color and group.

[SaraJohnson]

The economy has not improved as stated. Illegal immigration has not gone down since 2007 as stated. This article is total b.s.

Roberto wrote a political fairy tale that urban America can’t eat out unless we get as many Mexicans as we can get over the border, pronto to work in nasty kitchens.

Is his assertion that Mexicans are moving back over the border (faster than they are streaming in) true? I know that many Mexicans who retire on social security move back to Mexico. I also know that Obama has used the State Department to ship in illegals from South America, Africa and the Middle East. I know they brought in a lot of illegal children. I have no idea where they are from.