Totally agree Conan. When I read the article in my morning World, I said to myself that Mautino was going to get a lot of flack for those comments. I basically agree with him, although I may not have put it into those words. IMO, racism has nothing to do with it and I get so sick of people screaming that invalid argument.
So, you agree with Mautino's comments but say race doesn't have anything to do with it?
Where does your problem lie?
Let's see:
People trying to make their own living and support their own families?
People trying to get a piece of that American dream?
Maybe you have a problem with the entrepreneurial spirit these people are showing?
What if one of these guys makes killer food, saves up enough money to get a real restaurant and employs people in his neighborhood.
Do you see that as a problem?
So in Steve's & Mautino's world, if your skin is brown you're not entitled to those dreams right and you're merely trying to assimilate all the scared old white men into your culture?