John Leguizamo: There’s Plenty of Room in America

MAHER Part of this ░░░░░░░░ a backlash to how ░░░░░░░░ Biden handled the immigration ░░░░░░░░ It can t just ░░░░░░░░ like come one come ░░░░░░░░ LEGUIZAMO There s plenty ░░░░░░░░ room here And we ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Room LEGUIZAMO There ░░░░░░░░ plenty of room in ░░░░░░░░ Come on There s ░░░░░░░░ a lack of room ░░░░░░░░ America MAHER it s ░░░░░░░░ about a lack of ░░░░░░░░ it s about resources ░░░░░░░░ about like having a ░░░░░░░░ have to have a ░░░░░░░░ You just can t ░░░░░░░░ I mean they ve ░░░░░░░░ surveys and something like ░░░░░░░░ million people around the ░░░░░░░░ when asked Would you ░░░░░░░░ to America Yes I ░░░░░░░░ Why wouldn t they ░░░░░░░░ of countries excuse me ░░░░░░░░ sh tholes and they ░░░░░░░░ love to be here ░░░░░░░░ can t LEGUIZAMO I ░░░░░░░░ their places aren t ░░░░░░░░ tholes but MAHER Well ░░░░░░░░ are That s why ░░░░░░░░ want to come here ░░░░░░░░ It s usually because ░░░░░░░░ America what America s ░░░░░░░░ especially in Latin America ░░░░░░░░ beat up every democracy ░░░░░░░░ was burgeoning in Latin ░░░░░░░░ they destroyed it to ░░░░░░░░ their oil or their ░░░░░░░░ or bauxite or bananas ░░░░░░░░ Like if you don ░░░░░░░░ really have rights like ░░░░░░░░ far as like women ░░░░░░░░ rights in most majority ░░░░░░░░ countries women just don ░░░░░░░░ have close to the ░░░░░░░░ we have here if ░░░░░░░░ can t dress the ░░░░░░░░ you want if you ░░░░░░░░ in a country where ░░░░░░░░ s just extreme poverty ░░░░░░░░ a lot of countries ░░░░░░░░ or if there s ░░░░░░░░ the the kind of ░░░░░░░░ and we have corruption ░░░░░░░░ of course but on ░░░░░░░░ level LEGUIZAMO But we ░░░░░░░░ extra new corruption with ░░░░░░░░ meme coin MAHER It ░░░░░░░░ on a level in ░░░░░░░░ countries that s way ░░░░░░░░ more LEGUIZAMO We re ░░░░░░░░ up We re catching ░░░░░░░░ MAHER We re catching ░░░░░░░░ but we still LEGUIZAMO ░░░░░░░░ it s still MAHER ░░░░░░░░ s a reason why ░░░░░░░░ want to come here ░░░░░░░░ it s still better ░░░░░░░░ Right But I gotta ░░░░░░░░ you I mean immigrants ░░░░░░░░ If you live in ░░░░░░░░ country where you can ░░░░░░░░ a chicken on a ░░░░░░░░ that was always my ░░░░░░░░ okay I think I ░░░░░░░░ the right to call ░░░░░░░░ a sh thole country ░░░░░░░░ I love chickens on ░░░░░░░░ bus MAHER and I ░░░░░░░░ why you want to ░░░░░░░░ here It s not ░░░░░░░░ fault you live in ░░░░░░░░ sh thole country it ░░░░░░░░ t mean you re ░░░░░░░░ sh thole person You ░░░░░░░░ the misfortune of being ░░░░░░░░ there and I get ░░░░░░░░ why you would wanna ░░░░░░░░ here LEGUIZAMO But the ░░░░░░░░ is that the immigrants ░░░░░░░░ are coming here are ░░░░░░░░ the country They re ░░░░░░░░ essential workers MAHER They ░░░░░░░░ LEGUIZAMO They re the ░░░░░░░░ responders They re doing ░░░░░░░░ your construction painting plumbing ░░░░░░░░ all your food cooking ░░░░░░░░ your food serving all ░░░░░░░░ food MAHER Kids Taking ░░░░░░░░ of your kids LEGUIZAMO ░░░░░░░░ care of your kids ░░░░░░░░ do all the work ░░░░░░░░ nobody wants to do ░░░░░░░░ keeps the country going ░░░░░░░░ mean immigrants are the ░░░░░░░░ source of this country ░░░░░░░░ Yes they are absolutely ░░░░░░░░ again we re both ░░░░░░░░ of them LEGUIZAMO Yes ░░░░░░░░ we are both MAHER ░░░░░░░░ we need but most ░░░░░░░░ I think sensible middle ░░░░░░░░ the road people would ░░░░░░░░ yes of course we ░░░░░░░░ an immigrant welcoming country ░░░░░░░░ there has to be ░░░░░░░░ order to it It ░░░░░░░░ can t be come ░░░░░░░░ come all no you ░░░░░░░░ I mean there was ░░░░░░░░ video people would see ░░░░░░░░ people just the border ░░░░░░░░ just looking as people ░░░░░░░░ like giant trains of ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ where do they go ░░░░░░░░ went to cities on ░░░░░░░░ borders who then we ░░░░░░░░ like You know what ░░░░░░░░ you people in New ░░░░░░░░ think that it s ░░░░░░░░ a great idea to ░░░░░░░░ anybody in we re ░░░░░░░░ to bus them to ░░░░░░░░ And then what did ░░░░░░░░ people in New York ░░░░░░░░ I mean even the ░░░░░░░░ of New York was ░░░░░░░░ We can t take ░░░░░░░░ these people LEGUIZAMO The ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Mayor Adams was ░░░░░░░░ and he s right ░░░░░░░░ s like you know ░░░░░░░░ people live here And ░░░░░░░░ this is their burden ░░░░░░░░ this degree But I ░░░░░░░░ those people LEGUIZAMO No ░░░░░░░░ agree MAHER Those cities ░░░░░░░░ the border called the ░░░░░░░░ of the sanctuary city ░░░░░░░░ s very easy to ░░░░░░░░ there from far away ░░░░░░░░ go We re a ░░░░░░░░ city Okay well here ░░░░░░░░ all the people sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ they didn t like ░░░░░░░░ LEGUIZAMO Let s fix ░░░░░░░░ immigration problem Let s ░░░░░░░░ the legal immigration because ░░░░░░░░ s a broken system ░░░░░░░░ Right LEGUIZAMO People have ░░░░░░░░ here for 30 years ░░░░░░░░ t be naturalized That ░░░░░░░░ insane Who have been ░░░░░░░░ here and giving their ░░░░░░░░ Just fix the legal ░░░░░░░░ Stop creating these quotas ░░░░░░░░ this blocking MAHER He ░░░░░░░░ finally have to go ░░░░░░░░ on that and say ░░░░░░░░ know the people who ░░░░░░░░ LEGUIZAMO Farms and yeah ░░░░░░░░ Because like who does ░░░░░░░░ think cleans the rooms ░░░░░░░░ his hotel LEGUIZAMO Right ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Who do you ░░░░░░░░ mows the lawn at ░░░░░░░░ golf club around your ░░░░░░░░ wife s grave LEGUIZAMO ░░░░░░░░ polishes your golf balls ░░░░░░░░ you?”