RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Adam ░░░░░░░░ from southern California thank ░░░░░░░░ Congressional stalemate over illegal ░░░░░░░░ dreamers could lead to ░░░░░░░░ government shutdown just days ░░░░░░░░ Christmas Is it worth ░░░░░░░░ is the question with ░░░░░░░░ of the things going ░░░░░░░░ andst columnist joins us ░░░░░░░░ for coming on They ░░░░░░░░ not all bad and ░░░░░░░░ are not all physicians ░░░░░░░░ are people I get ░░░░░░░░ The middle class is ░░░░░░░░ both in size and ░░░░░░░░ its life expectancy half ░░░░░░░░ country according to a ░░░░░░░░ study can t come ░░░░░░░░ with 400 bucks Why ░░░░░░░░ Democrats in Congress put ░░░░░░░░ aliens of the very ░░░░░░░░ giving amnesty to a ░░░░░░░░ of people at the ░░░░░░░░ top of their list ░░░░░░░░ priorities I don t ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ strategist but I think ░░░░░░░░ understanding is that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ looking at the mood ░░░░░░░░ the country For example ░░░░░░░░ month we saw a ░░░░░░░░ from Fox News that ░░░░░░░░ 86 of Americans favor ░░░░░░░░ these dreamers say here ░░░░░░░░ to only 12 who ░░░░░░░░ deporting them And then ░░░░░░░░ we had a poll ░░░░░░░░ CBS News saying it ░░░░░░░░ 84 of Americans want ░░░░░░░░ let them stay versus ░░░░░░░░ 74 of Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ to let them stay ░░░░░░░░ sense is that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ em well this is ░░░░░░░░ people want I personally ░░░░░░░░ Hold on I am ░░░░░░░░ I think the numbers ░░░░░░░░ just read are probably ░░░░░░░░ It s a Fox ░░░░░░░░ poll Tucker They don ░░░░░░░░ reflect the priority that ░░░░░░░░ give to it If ░░░░░░░░ ask people what are ░░░░░░░░ top priorities in this ░░░░░░░░ what should be fixed ░░░░░░░░ giving amnesty to a ░░░░░░░░ of people who are ░░░░░░░░ illegally is not even ░░░░░░░░ to the top Why ░░░░░░░░ you shutdown the government ░░░░░░░░ people who came here ░░░░░░░░ get citizenship Jump in ░░░░░░░░ of everyone else around ░░░░░░░░ world and give it ░░░░░░░░ these people Why would ░░░░░░░░ be the top priority ░░░░░░░░ fact I don t ░░░░░░░░ most Americans think it ░░░░░░░░ a top priority I ░░░░░░░░ I would say two ░░░░░░░░ Number one the Franken ░░░░░░░░ not amnesty because it ░░░░░░░░ a temporary grant ty ░░░░░░░░ s not legal status ░░░░░░░░ s temporary lawful residence ░░░░░░░░ It s amnesty It ░░░░░░░░ a Democrats top priority ░░░░░░░░ they are shutting down ░░░░░░░░ government they say We ░░░░░░░░ a disagreement Tucker They ░░░░░░░░ shutting down the government ░░░░░░░░ it Is it worth ░░░░░░░░ shutting down the government ░░░░░░░░ think no But look ░░░░░░░░ it this way if ░░░░░░░░ were conservative I would ░░░░░░░░ very concerned if this ░░░░░░░░ proceed for a government ░░░░░░░░ for two reasons Number ░░░░░░░░ Republicans control the White ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives and ░░░░░░░░ Senate se they are ░░░░░░░░ to be blamed even ░░░░░░░░ it is not Whatever ░░░░░░░░ don t understand the ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ what s good for ░░░░░░░░ country We are all ░░░░░░░░ that the economy is ░░░░░░░░ less labor intensive and ░░░░░░░░ are moving to the ░░░░░░░░ stage a digital economy ░░░░░░░░ the majority of dreamers ░░░░░░░░ now adults And yet ░░░░░░░░ majority of them according ░░░░░░░░ government statistics don t ░░░░░░░░ high school degrees even ░░░░░░░░ they are adults So ░░░░░░░░ should I s an ░░░░░░░░ thinking about our economy ░░░░░░░░ new economy why should ░░░░░░░░ be excited about giving ░░░░░░░░ residency oror citizenship of ░░░░░░░░ who don t have ░░░░░░░░ school degrees Why would ░░░░░░░░ want that I think ░░░░░░░░ is because those statistics ░░░░░░░░ correct 44 of the ░░░░░░░░ have high school diplomas ░░░░░░░░ then we have another ░░░░░░░░ who are in college ░░░░░░░░ have 15 to have ░░░░░░░░ college degree and then ░░░░░░░░ have some others we ░░░░░░░░ dreamers at all different ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Those numbers are ░░░░░░░░ below native numbers native ░░░░░░░░ Americans Way less educated ░░░░░░░░ your average American Why ░░░░░░░░ it good for us ░░░░░░░░ good for us number ░░░░░░░░ like I said because ░░░░░░░░ s what the American ░░░░░░░░ want Most importantly it ░░░░░░░░ the law President Obama ░░░░░░░░ through his executives action ░░░░░░░░ deferred action program which ░░░░░░░░ understand it very controversial ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ the Congress gave deferred ░░░░░░░░ grantees they ga them ░░░░░░░░ work permits Our Congress ░░░░░░░░ it s okay for ░░░░░░░░ with deferred action to ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ some people would say ░░░░░░░░ are they able to ░░░░░░░░ jobs or compete Tucker ░░░░░░░░ people might say that ░░░░░░░░ are out of time ░░░░░░░░ answer to that wise ░░░░░░░░ Congress r Congress could ░░░░░░░░ the definition of deferred ░░░░░░░░ Tucker T thank you ░░░░░░░░ for Y joining us ░░░░░░░░ next a Minnesota mayor ░░░░░░░░ off when someone suggested ░░░░░░░░ not everybody has white