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♪ >> Tucker: GOOD EVENING AND

>> Tucker: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "TUCKER CARLSON

WELCOME TO "TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT."

TONIGHT." LAST NIGHT ON THIS SHOW WE

LAST NIGHT ON THIS SHOW WE TOLD YOU WHAT MAY BE THE

TOLD YOU WHAT MAY BE THE SINGLE MOST EXTREME AND

SINGLE MOST EXTREME AND DISRUPTIVE PIECE OF

DISRUPTIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION EVER TO GAIN

LEGISLATION EVER TO GAIN WIDESPREAD SUPPORT IN THE

WIDESPREAD SUPPORT IN THE CONGRESS IN THE HISTORY OF

CONGRESS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.

THIS COUNTRY. IT’S CALLED THE NEW WAY

IT’S CALLED THE NEW WAY FORWARD ACT.

FORWARD ACT. IT’S BEFORE CONGRESS RIGHT

IT’S BEFORE CONGRESS RIGHT NOW AND HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST

NOW AND HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS.

TWO MONTHS. AND, YET, SO FAR IT HAS BEEN

AND, YET, SO FAR IT HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY IGNORED BY THE

ESSENTIALLY IGNORED BY THE COUNTRY’S MAJOR MEDIA

COUNTRY’S MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS WHICH ARE EITHER TOO

OUTLETS WHICH ARE EITHER TOO EMBARRASSED OR TOO IGNORANT

EMBARRASSED OR TOO IGNORANT TO COVER IT.

TO COVER IT. THAT’S A DISSERVICE TO YOU

THAT’S A DISSERVICE TO YOU IT’S REALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO

IT’S REALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW RADICAL

DESCRIBE JUST HOW RADICAL THIS BILL IS.

THIS BILL IS. IF PASSED IT WOULD REMAKE

IF PASSED IT WOULD REMAKE OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM FOR

OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM FOR THE EXPRESSED PURPOSE OF

THE EXPRESSED PURPOSE OF HELPING FOREIGN-BORN

HELPING FOREIGN-BORN CRIMINALS LIVE HERE.

CRIMINALS LIVE HERE. THE BILL WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE

THE BILL WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED SERIOUS

WHO HAVE COMMITTED SERIOUS FELONIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

FELONIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES

TO MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES LEGALLY.

LEGALLY. IT WOULD MAKE IT NEARLY

IT WOULD MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR FEDERAL

IMPOSSIBLE FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS TO

IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS TO DETAIN IMMIGRANTS NO MATTER

DETAIN IMMIGRANTS NO MATTER HOW POTENTIALLY CHRIS THIS DANGE

HOW POTENTIALLY CHRIS THIS DANGE THEY ARE.

THEY ARE. AND PERHAPS MOST

AND PERHAPS MOST INFURIATINGLY AND REMARKABLY

INFURIATINGLY AND REMARKABLY IT WOULD REQUIRE TAXPAYERS

IT WOULD REQUIRE TAXPAYERS TO IMPORT DEPORTED CRIMINALS

TO IMPORT DEPORTED CRIMINALS BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES.

BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES. HURT OURYOU BREAK OUR

HURT OURYOU BREAK OUR LAWS AND HURT OUR PEOPLE WE

LAWS AND HURT OUR PEOPLE WE WILL PAY FOR YOU TO COME

WILL PAY FOR YOU TO COME BACK.

BACK. IT’S UTTER AND TOTAL

IT’S UTTER AND TOTAL INSANITY.

INSANITY. YET, VERY POPULAR IN THE

YET, VERY POPULAR IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY. SO FAR THIS BILL HAS 44

SO FAR THIS BILL HAS 44 DEMOCRATIC CO-SPONSORS.

DEMOCRATIC CO-SPONSORS. ON THE SCREEN IS A LIST OF

ON THE SCREEN IS A LIST OF SOME OF THEIR NAMES.

SOME OF THEIR NAMES. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE YOU

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE YOU HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE.

HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ,

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, ILHAN OMAR, RASHIDA TLAIB.

ILHAN OMAR, RASHIDA TLAIB. THEY ARE CELEBRITIES.

THEY ARE CELEBRITIES. SOME ARE OBSCURE EARL

SOME ARE OBSCURE EARL BLUMENAUER HAS REPRESENTED

BLUMENAUER HAS REPRESENTED OREGON FOR DECADES.

OREGON FOR DECADES. BEFORE THIS HE MAY BE BEST

BEFORE THIS HE MAY BE BEST KNOWN FOR RUNNING THE

KNOWN FOR RUNNING THE CONGRESSIONAL BICYCLE

CONGRESSIONAL BICYCLE CAUCUS.

CAUCUS. AND, YET, ALL OF A SUDDEN

AND, YET, ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NOWHERE BLUMENAUER

OUT OF NOWHERE BLUMENAUER HAS DECIDED TO WRECK THE

HAS DECIDED TO WRECK THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO

WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO BLUMENAUER ON THIS SHOW.

BLUMENAUER ON THIS SHOW. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHY HE

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHY HE SUPPORTS THIS BILL.

SUPPORTS THIS BILL. WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ANY

WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE

OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CO-SPONSORED IT.

CO-SPONSORED IT. WE REACHED OUT TO MANY OF

WE REACHED OUT TO MANY OF THEM TODAY TO COME ON AND

THEM TODAY TO COME ON AND DEFEND THEIR VIEWS.

DEFEND THEIR VIEWS. NOT ONE OF THEM AGREED TO

NOT ONE OF THEM AGREED TO COME?

COME? WHY?

WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE COWARDS.

BECAUSE THEY ARE COWARDS. YET, WE THINK YOU OUGHT TO

YET, WE THINK YOU OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. HERE IS THE BILL’S PRIMARY

HERE IS THE BILL’S PRIMARY SPONSOR JESUS GARCIA OF

SPONSOR JESUS GARCIA OF ILLINOIS AFTER INTRODUCING

ILLINOIS AFTER INTRODUCING THE BILL.

THE BILL. GARCIA SAID THIS.

GARCIA SAID THIS. >> THIS IS NOT A RADICAL

>> THIS IS NOT A RADICAL PROJECT.

PROJECT. WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING FOR A

WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING FOR A FAIR SHOT AND THE

FAIR SHOT AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR IMMIGRANTS

OPPORTUNITY FOR IMMIGRANTS TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY THEY

TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY THEY CALL HOME.

CALL HOME. A NEW WAY FORWARD DOES JUST

A NEW WAY FORWARD DOES JUST THAT.

THAT. IT WOULD END MANDATORY

IT WOULD END MANDATORY IMMIGRATION DETENTION, END

IMMIGRATION DETENTION, END THE AUTOMATIC PIPELINE TO

THE AUTOMATIC PIPELINE TO DEPORTATION THROUGH THE

DEPORTATION THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IT WOULD END DEPORTATION

IT WOULD END DEPORTATION POOR PEOPLE WHODEPOOR FORPEOPLE

POOR PEOPLE WHODEPOOR FORPEOPLE WITH THE CRIMINAL ILLEGAL

WITH THE CRIMINAL ILLEGAL SYSTEM.

SYSTEM. WOULD END PRACTICES WITH THE

WOULD END PRACTICES WITH THE POLICE ENGAGING IN

POLICE ENGAGING IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND THE INCREASE EVERPOLICING OF

THE INCREASE EVERPOLICING OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. IT WOULD DO CRIMINALIZE

IT WOULD DO CRIMINALIZE IMMIGRATION.

IMMIGRATION. >> Tucker: THIS IS NOT A

>> Tucker: THIS IS NOT A RADICAL PROJECT.

RADICAL PROJECT. OF COURSE, THE OPPOSITE IS

OF COURSE, THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE.

TRUE. THE BILL IS COMPLETELY

THE BILL IS COMPLETELY RADICAL.

RADICAL. IT WOULD TRANSFORM AMERICA

IT WOULD TRANSFORM AMERICA INTO A PLACE YOU DON’T

INTO A PLACE YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE.

RECOGNIZE. MANY OF THE SPONSORS OF THIS

MANY OF THE SPONSORS OF THIS BILL COME FROM THE FRINGES

BILL COME FROM THE FRINGES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS

OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT.

YOU WOULD EXPECT. BUT, NOT ALL OF THEM DO.

BUT, NOT ALL OF THEM DO. CONSIDER CONGRESSMAN ANDY

CONSIDER CONGRESSMAN ANDY LEVIN, LEVIN REPRESENTS THE

LEVIN, LEVIN REPRESENTS THE SUBURBS NORTH OF DETROIT.

SUBURBS NORTH OF DETROIT. LEVIN’S DISTRICT LEANS BLUE

LEVIN’S DISTRICT LEANS BLUE BUT IT’S STILL ESSENTIALLY

BUT IT’S STILL ESSENTIALLY BIPARTISAN.

BIPARTISAN. VOTERS WENT FOR HILLARY

VOTERS WENT FOR HILLARY CLINTON FOR EXAMPLE BY JUST

CLINTON FOR EXAMPLE BY JUST 8 POINTS.

8 POINTS. SO THERE IS NO CHANCE A

SO THERE IS NO CHANCE A MAJORITY OF ANDY LEVIN’S

MAJORITY OF ANDY LEVIN’S VOTERS WANT TO SEND PLANE

VOTERS WANT TO SEND PLANE TICKETS TO ARMED ROBBERS IN

TICKETS TO ARMED ROBBERS IN GUATEMALA SO THEY CAN MOVE

GUATEMALA SO THEY CAN MOVE NEXT DOOR.

NEXT DOOR. IN EFFECT, NOBODY WANTS

IN EFFECT, NOBODY WANTS THAT, NO MATTER WHAT THEY

THAT, NO MATTER WHAT THEY CLAIM ON TWITTER.

CLAIM ON TWITTER. YET, LEVIN IS TRYING TO DO

YET, LEVIN IS TRYING TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

THAT RIGHT NOW. THAT’S WHAT’S SCARY ABOUT

THAT’S WHAT’S SCARY ABOUT THIS BILL, IT’S HAPPENING IN

THIS BILL, IT’S HAPPENING IN THE DARK.

THE DARK. NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT.

NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. THOSE WHO ARE DISMISS IT AS

THOSE WHO ARE DISMISS IT AS UNLIKELY.

UNLIKELY. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. THAT’S A MISTAKE.

THAT’S A MISTAKE. THINGS CHANGE FAST IN MODERN

THINGS CHANGE FAST IN MODERN AMERICA.