Feb 16th Immigrants Walk while I White

Today's big news, is that some businesses run by immigrants have closed for the day. Immigrants students have decided to take the day off. Huh? It's all in protest against Trump's policies, which so far have not been upheld in court. He's a President, not a King. Still, it's a nice gesture to remind people that just because a few immigrants have blown up the World Trade Center, destroyed the Boston Marathon, and shot up discos and a health care center in San Bernardino, that's no reason to bar EVERY oddball sauntering in from some very specific countries. The idea after all, is that we need more immigrants, since they do things most of us don't do. Like blow up the World Trade Center, destroy the Boston Marathon, shoot up discos and a health care center in San Bernardino. I keed, I keed. Bravo to some businesses that have closed for the day, to show the world how level-headed and reliable immigrant workers are. I wonder if that includes all the Halal trucks in NYC that are parked ON THE SIDEWALK. Funny, for years, hot dog vendors, fruit cart people, all the Jewish kosher pushcarts...were required to STAY IN THE GUTTER and NOT invade the sidewalk. Now? Halal vendors have intimidated quite a few vendors by arriving early and squatting, and taking the prime places with threats of violence. The Halal vendors have bigger trucks to sell their sizzling lamb kebobs and other nicely butchered livestock, and they naturally have decided to take over half the sidewalk to call attention to themselves. NOBODY is telling them to recede and stay where they belong. At the risk of seeming so very UN-PC, I believe that the news is better WHITED OUT. Pretend the ink cartridge is suddenly OUT OF BLACK INK AGAIN and needs to be replaced (do you own an HP printer?? Then you don't have to pretend.)