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hispanic workers.article: Bourdain, who died Friday in France in an apparent suicide at age 61, was an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies and a fierce defender of Hispanic workers.article continues below Trending Stories Adriane Carr will not run for mayor of Vancouver Teacher leaves classroom behind for life as police officer Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Fixed link advocates offer alternative Squamish to Powell River option The chef, global traveller and author, whose popularity grew with his CNN series Parts Unknown, often was the first to tip his hat to his employees from Central America or Mexico, according to Vancouver Courier. He promoted his Mexican-born sous chef, the late Carlos Llaguno Garcia, to run two of his New York restaurants and complained loudly about the United States' ridiculously hypocritical attitudes toward immigration. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and other kitchens throughout the restaurant industry. Some, of course, like to claim that Mexicans are stealing American jobs, Bourdain said in 2014. During the 2016 presidential campaign season, Bourdain slammed Trump's promises to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally and build a wall along the Mexican border. But in two decades as a chef and employer, I never had one American kid walk in my door and apply for a dishwashing job, a porter's position or even a job as prep cook. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.