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title: "QSR Magazine: How Immigration Reform Is Impacting the Restaurant Industry"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/316870dd-8cc0-4b8c-881f-325f1a05117e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-immigration-reform-is-impacting-the-restaurant-industry-10527
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2017-02-21T00:19:48.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:06:39.099Z
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# QSR Magazine: How Immigration Reform Is Impacting the Restaurant Industry

**TL;DR:** Michael Mabry, COO of MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, believes the restaurant industry will survive changing immigration policies. The industry employs 2.3 million immigrants, according to the National Restaurant Association.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-immigration-reform-is-impacting-the-restaurant-industry-10527).*

## Story

Donald Trump's first month in office has been eventful, but some of the new President's immigration reform efforts have caused concern among some in the restaurant industry where 2.3 million immigrants work, according to the National Restaurant Association. But not Michael Mabry, the chief operating officer of fast-growing Dallas-based better burger franchise, MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes .

Mabry told QSR Magazine recently that the restaurant industry has always, and will always, survive changing policies. “Whatever is mandated or whatever reform comes down, we’ll figure it out. We always have and I think we always will,” Mabry says. “It’s not like the restaurant industry is going to go away. There’s a lot of smart guys out there that figure it out, and everyone else follows.”

Mabry related that his first job in the restaurant industry was working in a kitchen with several immigrants, and he believes immigration is key to our country's fabric. However, he doesn't see a change in immigration policy slowing down MOOYAH's growth as the brand continues to expand in new markets throughout the U.S.

Brian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications.

He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- industry growth (topic)
- Donald Trump (person)
- National Restaurant Association (company)
- Michael Mabry (person)
- immigration reform (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-immigration-reform-is-impacting-the-restaurant-industry-10527). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/316870dd-8cc0-4b8c-881f-325f1a05117e).