"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."

think-progress:

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has some strong words for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who espouses some pretty xenophobic immigration policy plans: “Every restaurant in America would shut down” without the undocumented immigrant population.

During an appearance on SiriusXM’s StandUp with Pete Dominick on Wednesday prior to the third GOP presidential debate, Bourdain — who worked in the restaurant business for 30 years — described restaurant workers, mainly from Mexican or Central America, as the “backbone of the industry,” according to Eater, which transcribed the discussion: