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shameful, races so partial forev forev forever ♪ >> i had never really thought about the difference between being an immigrant or refugee. on a basic, basic level an immigrant is someone who moves willingly, whereas a refugee is somebody w has to get the [ bleep ] out of here. thank you for dropping the f bomb. a refugee, you move at 2:00 in the morning. you don't want the landlord to know you're leaving. where did they go? [ laughter ] >> and colonialist shows up at your apartment, this is nice. i'm going to stay, i'm going to stay. i'm going to stay. i'm going to stay. [ laughter ] >> that's my new favorite reaction.
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tell them! that's my new favorite, tell them! >> my name is w. kamau bell. i'm on a mission to reach out and add expansion to the culture and beliefs that add color to this crazy country. this is the "united shades of america." the statue of libler at this, look at her. she's one of the most iconic and important images in america. she can only be more american if her torch burned pure coal. her full name is liberty enlightening the world. the french gave her to us after the civil war as a symbol of liberty and equality, and as a way to say, now that you went through that hell, it can only be up from here. but it wasn't until emma lazarus's poem was added to lady
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liberty in 1903 that she took on the meaning she has today. since then, give your your tire, your poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free. a fancy way to say there ain't no party like an american party because an american party don't stop. well just like they accidentally nt out the invite to the people, some hosts are trying to take the invitation back. >> w can't let these people come into our country. >> and most of us sharing in that plus one. yep, once again, our country has developed a case of selective amnesia when it comes to the basic premise of what made this country great. i mean, made this country what it is. america has always been a country built by lots of different people of various backgrounds. but for some reason, this is really hard for some of us to remember. and fear has always been at the root of discrimination against immigrants and refugees. it's hard to imagine now but
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catholicism was once seen as a threat to the nation as publications across the country spread xenophobic about irish, german and italian kpagt licathd how they were endangering the country. sound familiar? it should, because we now have an administration that ran and won largely on xenophobic ideas, banning people from coming to this country. in 1994, 63% of americans thought that immigrants were a burden to society. but in 2015, 51% felt that they were a strength. but the minority is so vocal that they want to change our country back to 1994. back when ace of base was the number one singer of the year even though we know they were by far the superior song. i am in washington, d.c., and i can't think of a better place to
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explore our country's conflicting views on immigration. we're here in d.c. talking about immigration. young lady, do you have any thoughts about all this? >> i don't. >> that's good. i don't want a wall. she said itetter tn a of us, i don't want a wall. >> i mean, i'm a baptist pastor so i believe we need to protect our citizens of the united states. at the same aspect, do we not all come from immigrants? let's protect our citizens, but let's not destroy families' dreams and hopes either. >> i say this all the time. people normally aren't pastors, but preach! [ laughter ] >> we don't want to do that. it's just like -- >> yeah, disrespectful to this guy right here. >> i know. >> yeah, yeah. >> let's find chap. >> that's the first time i've ever heard someone describe him as a fine chap. even the statue is starting to smile a little bit. standing there made me think about what he would do during times like these.
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marches and protests aren't just things people read about any more. i can imagine the 86-year-old dr. king right there wearing a black shirt retweeting the aclu listening to kendrick lamar, among the thousands fighting for the rights of others and against people like this. >> hail trump. hail our people, hail victory. >> it just so happened on my first day here in d.c., the alt-right was also in town, and no one represents the current anti-immigration movement in the u.s. quite like the national policy institute, and they are here holding their annual conference. so, like i do, i'm just going to pop by and see what's going on over there. >> hello, everyone. morning. i just had a headache for a week. i don't think it's about from having too much to drink last night. it's, it's just the winning. [ laughter ] >> it's too much winning. >> the man with the winning headache is richard spencer. he's also the man who gave us
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the term alt-right and richard's ultimate dream is to create a white ethno state which makes his dream the exact opposite of my dream. >> what are the colors going to be? obama won the party. weren't you like nervous or afraid? feel like they might selling time shares. >> trump and steve bannon are not alt-right people. they're certainly not white nationalists. trump in particular is endlessly going on about how much he loves minorities and tacos and so on and so forth. white nationalists tend not to do that. >> that taco hitter right there is peter, a writer and former editor at forbes magazine and the national review. he's kind of the can you be scout leader of the alt-right. >> some of you may -- he was booed repeatedly by the audience. if anybody had done anything like this to barack obama, the media would have lynched them.
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we can use that word lynch now because we don't have to worry about political correctness. there is no, quote-unquote, diverse america. there is only white america, the people who voted for trump. they are america. everyone else is just along for the ride. [ applause ] >> this american ride is making me nauseous. time to talk to the people here. and out of about 200 people in the room, i would guess there were like five who were women. let's start there. where are the women? >> generally political movements are men, right? >> black pple the civil rights movement was dominated by women. >> well -- >> they're not here. >> don't misjudge. >> so, we're going with those. >> i don't know. >> so, if the future of this country goes the direction you want it, what does the country look like? because america was -- the whole
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statue of liberty thing, give me your tired. >> i don't like that. if mass immigration was happening and all these people came in, white people, friends of white people. it would be different if they were a good quality of people that weren't -- it's about quality. >> immigrants actually start new businesses. >> maybe. i'd have to see that. >> you want to see that? then stand by, lady. here is just one example. over a quarter of all mainstream businesses are started by immigrants. >> isn't the wall a little bit of an expensive thing to be -- >> illegal aliens are a massive drain on the -- they're a drain in terms of labor. that's predominantly what's coming in from mexico and latin america. illegal aliens, the immigration law will free up a lot of americans, more prosperous. >> you just performed a blog for me. i feel like that was like matt's blog live. where were you born? >> portland, oregon. >> it makes sense.
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portland is a white ethno state. >> it feels lefties. >> this separating the race sz getting complicated. which white is the right white. pleasure to meet you. thank you. >> i'm not going to say anything. there's a lot of jokes in here. i'm not going to say any of the because i'm a nice-heaed person. [ laughter ] >> being that i had good home training, i'm keeping an open mind to my interview with richard spencer. if you are familiar with his work, you may remember him from this viral hit. just to be clear, that was a white guy who hit him. maybe that guy was mad about this. >> only white people can support what we call western civilization. >> whew, you know what, my blood pressure is rising just seeing all this. making me so nervous. bring me back to richard later.
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provide office space, shared space for businesses trying to get to the next level. >> so, you're an enabler in the best way possible. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. definitely. he is a cam roonian immigrant who developed an incubator for african businesses. >> we currently have about 50 start ups and each doing some amazing work. >> there is all this energy in here that is coming out of something you created. it's got to feel good. >> it's good to see this. 50% of start up companies are started by immigrants. >> yep, you heard that right. about 50% of the highest value start ups in america were founded by immigrants. and they're worth about $168 billion. but it's not just at the high end that immigrants are having an impact. in 2014 people in countries outside of america owned close to 3 million businesses many small mom and pop stores that created $65 billion in revenue. it doesn't take a nobel prize winning economist to know that's a lot of money.
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in case you think they're stealing jobs, these businesses employ 6 million hard working americans. if you're eating a falafel and google play in your tesla, be sure to thank your immigrant brothers and sisters. #keep those borders open. >> hi, everybody. my name is w. kamau bell. we're here spending the week in maryland to talk about immigration and people coming into the country. i don't know if you've heard, but some people aren't excited about it in this country. [ laughter ] >> am i breaking any news here? [ laughter ] >> we had a regime change recently. everybody in this room has made a decision to be here on some level. so, who would like to talk about that? >> hi, my name is kiwani. i moved to the united states from cama roo n. i was a banker back home. today i'm a fashion designer. >> i see right there fashion design, yes. i wanted to clap. [ applause ] >> i stopped myself. why are you stopping yourself? yes. >> i think the accomplishment
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was having her wear two of her dresses to "good morning america" and to ellen degeneres show. it is definitely one of those things -- >> now we're really clapping. [ applause ] >> i could tell there was something to clap for. you just hadn't told me yet. wow, that's amazing. where do you see yourself in five years with where you're at today? yes, sir. >> yes, i started an african newspaper five years ago. going forward i want to establish an african media empire on radio and television all under one roof. thank you. [ laughter ] >> i like how modest and quiet you were. i want to establish an empire. thank you. [ laughter ] >> i plan to take over the world. thank you, thank you. these times that we live in, i'm just happy to be in the room with happy black people. can i just say that? [ laughter ] >> who are proud to be americans. i'm not in those rooms a lot, so. obviously immigrants are good for the economy. what about all the worries people have about all these
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different cultures living together and having weekly race wars? i can't think of a better place to find an answer than nearby gaithersburg, maryland, the most diverse city in america. i'm here to talk to the mayor who immigrated all the way from florida? yep, the mayor of the most diverse city in america looks like he walked straight out of a "leave it to beaver" episode. do you personally get push back on the fact that -- >> that i'm the whitest guy you've seen lately? [ laughter ] >> maybe the reddish guy seen. [ laughter ] >> that's funny. >> yeah. >> not yet. but, you know, we have a five-member city council and sometimes i do get comments about the city council. although the city council does have some diversity, we can always do better. >> i think that should be america's new motto. we can do better. >> yeah. i agree. >> forget about great again. we can do better. >> let's thrive together. >> how do you as a mayor leading such a diverse community, how do you approach it? >> over the past couple years
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we've been named the most diverse city in america, it's sort of been like finding hidden treasure, but it's not something we consciously sought to do. >> yeah, you don't have a list of ethnic groups and go, we need some -- how many of these do we got? need to order up a few more of those. >> exactly. >> why do you think it works here? it doesn't work in other communities when immigrants come in. >> is there a magic formula? i don't know. i think it comes dn to knowing, being involved with, respecting, interacting with people other than people who look like yourself. there was a 4th of july a couple years ago where we had a cover band playing and they were playing pharrell's up all night to get lucky. >> i like a mayor who knows that song. >> there is a group of maybe 50 or 60 young people in front of the stage. every color you can imagine. and they break out into a line dance, like a country and western dance to a disco funk song. that's gaithersburg. >> i do believe one of the secrets to diversity and
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inclusion, happiness is more pharrell. [ laughter ] >> i agree. >> i was happy to talk to the mayor. even though i think he may have confused the electric slide with line dancing, but let me get out and hear what the people say about gaithersburg. >> what's your name? carlos. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> so, do you live here? >> yes, i've been living here since 1988. this is a great town to live. many cultures living together, working together. >> so, people get along here? >> oh, definitely. >> you love this town, huh? >> i can't find any other place to live. >> there are a lot of people in america who feel like we're divided and separated. a lot of people are worried about immigration and people coming in and are afraid people are going to come in and make america less america. what do you think about that? >> i don't see that. maybe a few people trying to scare all the people. i don't feel that way. i feel the way that everybody should be working together to unite. let's tell everyone this is the
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country for everyone. whoever wantso com in here and work hard, working together. >> yeah. you know >> white, color, spanish, whoever wants to come and help this country, welcome to this country. work together. let's be united. >> what about it? can i give you a hug, sir? [ laughter ] >> sure. >> that was beautiful, that was beautiful. >> no, this is the place it should be like that, you know? doesn't matter what color we are. >> yeah, so, even though we both -- >> we're the same. >> that's true. you're tan, you'll be black. thank you, sir. >> thank all of you. thank you. bye. >> carlos is not the show, i don't know what the show is. that's the whole -- he summed up the entire show. we can go off the air now, we're done. this is the final episode. that's the show. no commercial, come back, bourdain, i'm done. good luck, america.
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♪ as a dad, i think it's important to remember that many of the refugees are children. and i don't mean that they come here with their parents. many come by themselves. in late 2013 to early 2014, roughly 40,000 children fled violent and war-torn parts of
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central america. president obama created a program to let them in the country, but it faced strong opposition from some who claimed these kids were using refugee status as an excuse to simply immigrate here. i say, who gives a shut? let me talk to someone who has a more nuanced perspective on attorney scott rose represents these kids. i wano talk to him about one of his clientsn particular, william who escaped from he will salve door when he was just 16. first tell me how did you meet williams? >> william was my first client. >> is he a typical story? >> absolutely. in 2014 we had something like 70,000 una kopd minors come into this country. that surge has since trailed off, but there are still these clil children in great pain. there is a greatness perception that these are ambitious adults that are running towards the american dream. in fact, these are traumatized children fleeing from personal nightmare. and these kids know how dangerous the journey is.
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i had a client who was raped on the way. i had a client who was kidnapped at gunpoint for ransom. they know what they're getting. they know what they're headed towards. >> they come to this country through those horrible circumstances. how does that kid end up -- like how does he even get it in his head -- >> it's a miracle. when william testified for this bill, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. he was so courageous to sthar his pain. >> before his testimony, refugee children in maryland could automatically be deported. the new law changed that age to 21. williams saved lives. one life in particular. >> he knew his sister would be deported because she was just about to turn 21, and that bill didn't pass, she was going to go back and bkilled. so, he was testifying his sister's life. >> wow. >> people do amazing things out of love. >> yeah. he's a hero. >> he's a hero. >> yeah. and you're something we don't hear enough about in this society, a good lawyer. [ laughter ]
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>> it's not often that you get to meet a real life hero. williams' story is as inspirational as it is heroine. where do you live? >> in baltimore. >> how did you end up in this country? >> i lived with my parents in el salvador. the main reason i leave is my relationship with my dad. he used to drink and he -- when i was around 16, he hit me with a back of a machete. i had scars, too. >> how did you get here exactly, how did you travel? >> i come by my own. i come with -- there's a lot of barbs that mark my life. eight hours. >> eight hours. >> i actually get in the train
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and i almost fall off. one man grabbed me and he was holding me almost all the way. >> hold up, wait a minute. we need to stop because williams' calm demeanor is not effectively communicating the hell he endured. the train has no handrails causing many people to fall off, losing limbs and often their lives. fittingly it is called the train of death. that's just part of williams' 2,500 mile journey. how did you end up getting across the border? >> we actually crossed a river. we get into the united states. >> okay. what did you do next? >> immigration got me and they took me to the detention center. they took guys who look older and made them say they are over 18 so they can send them back. >> if you're 18 they can send you back? >> yes. they told me to run, they didn't want me to say it. i said -- >> and you wouldn't say it? >> no, i just don't say anything. >> so, and i heard because of you they've changed the law. >> yes. i went to testify mostly because
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i wanted to help my sister. she come here, too, because my father tried to kill her with a machete. that was like the main point why she decide to leave the country. >> yeah. what was it like to testify? that had to be -- >> i was pretty nervous, but i thought maybe i can help some people, people who come here not because they really want to. it's like they need to escape from situations like mine. and people still say it's in the back. >> we call those people haters. do you know that word? >> yes, i know. >> that's an important word when we come to america. that's an important english word because there's a lot of haters and you have to deal with them. but it seems like you're doing good. >> yes. >> thank you for talking to me. i appreciate it. thank you. allergies with nal congestion?
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there are two things that get lost in all this talk about building walls or extreme vetting. one, there is already extreme vetting. and, two, there are real people being affected. refugees are just people looking for jobs. these are people escaping death and destruction who would rather be staying in their home countries, but they have no choice other than to leave. for some reason, refugees are a favorite scapegoat for fear mongers because we all know there is nothing more scary than
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people seeking basic human rights. and lately there's been no group of people who have inspired more misplaced misunderstanding and fear than the refugees coming from syria. a country that has been decimated by war since 2011. i went and talked to muhammad who receny escaped syria, and his translator. where are we right now? >> translator: this is an e. cdc. they help refugees reset l in the states. >> how long have you been in the country? >> >> translator: i've been here for like a month and a half. >> a month and a half. how are you finding it so far? understand what is going on in syria and what is going on where you're from, can you explain what it's like there now?
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>> it's hard to overstate the horror of war in syria. with the number that's constantly rising, some groups estimate that up to 470,000 people have died since 2011 with up to 5 million civilians fleeing the country. of all the countries in the world, why america? where do you live now? >> maryland. >> maryland. >> i got that. [ laughter ] >> when did you come here? >> 2009. >> wow. he's very new, but still new, yeah. >> >> announcer: i am one of t >> translator: i am one of the christians in iraq. when the war threatened we had to leave. and then we left to syria at first. we spent six years there waiting
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to come to here. and then our papers didn't work in syria so we moved to jordan, and then we applied to come to america. it took us about six months to go through the process. >> so, when you hear people talk about we need extreme vetting, i imagine you feel like i've been extremely vetted. >> actually, i was extremely vetted. but even if you go to different countries around us, like when i came into syria, i was extremely vetted. and then when i went to jordan, i was also extremely vetted. >> what are your hopes for being here? >> translator: i like to learn english and, you know, to live and settle and have kids. >> that says it all. you hear that? refugees stealing everything, even the american dream. oops, i started channeling rush limbaugh for a second.
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their stories are inspiring, but for some refugees, coming to the u.s. isn't the end of their problems. it's the beginning of a whole new set of them. and that's especially true for the lgbtq community. i'm headed to meet with ruby who runs casa ruby a home for people in the lgbtq community who need a safe space. when lgbtq immigrants come to you, what are they looking for in >> it's quite interesting, washington, d.c. is very far from the border and every year we support almost 600 lgbt immigrants from across the globe. and it's just the same pattern. they were different, and people deemed them less valuable, so, therefore they want to go where they're loved, where they're accepted, where they're embraced. and they find their way to casa ruby. >> so, what are the kind of things you experienced when you got here at 16? >> i ended up being in the washington, d.c. area homeless with no resources.
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eventually i transitioned my gender and things got worse because i couldn't find employment. so, i fell into situations of human trafficking and slavery. i went to live in a house where the only time i could leave the house was to go to work. the family will actually take me to work, pick me up. and then the only time i will get to really go out into the world was to cash my check so i could give it back to them. and even in that situation i was thankful because i was not waking up to gunshots. i was not waking up to bombs. and at some point i accepted that was part of the journey. >> you're talking about human trafficking and slavery in this country? >> yes. >> a lot of times people think that's happening somewhere else. you're talking about in the united states of america. when someone has been abuse and trafficking in slavery, you have to rebuild them as a person. >> my job is to restore dignity.
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society told them that they were not beautiful, that they were not amazing, that they will never make it. so, a big part of my job is to reassure them that they were lied to. and once i'm able to do that, i want them to dream. there it was a time in my life where i could only survive by dreaming that one day my life would be better, because my reality was unbearable. so, by dreaming that one day i will become someone, i could make my day come much easier. so all i do is remind my kids, the people who come to this organization, that their dreams one day will become true. and i do everything that i can. so, things that i learn that i just pass them on to them. >> you're doing amazing work. i'm sorry there's -- answer your
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phone. >> well, this is a blocked call. it may be a hater. so, i don't answer blocked calls. >> safe space. thank you. let's wrap this up. >> well, come on, honey. get some food. >> it ain't ready yet. [ laughter ] >> she don't always do all the ingredients like this. she's really showing off. >> there's a cooking show happening over here. >> this is transgender betty crocker. >> ruby is awesome. who wouldn't want people like her in this country to make things easier on people who are struggling? >> we're here to talk about white privilege. we want to bring it back.
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welcome back to the alt-right conference where i'm going to have a chat with richard spencer, the man who actually coined the phrase alt-right and who openly advocated for a 50 year ban on noneuropean immigrants and also the man who said that the new england patriot super bowl win
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was a victory for the white race. do you think the guy who scored the winning touchdown feels that way? he's black. >> nervous, about to talk to the klan. what's up, sir? >> good to see you, my man. >> good to see you. >> what's up? did you enjoy the conference? >> yeah, it's been quite eye opening. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> do you have any surprises? >> yeah, i mean do you want to sit down and talk? >> sure. >> while richard dresses nice and is friendly enough, he's actually the face of white supremacy's new, more let's say optics friendly side. we don't hate you, bro, would you like to scram? how is this going for you today? >> it feels a bit like you're a chicken with your head cut off. probably crash at some point. but not after tonight. >> is there a party tonight? >> of course there is a party. this is the alt-right. we're not fu did -- fuddy-duddy
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conservative conservatives whose moms tuck them in at night. we have fun. >> where are the ladies at? >> there are ladies here. >> there were probably ten who had their hands up. would it help your cause if on that stage in the press conference there were a couple women? >> we're not going to bring women up just for the sake of women. if you look at the history of philosophy or politics, it's a man's game. the fact is men and women are different. we are more interested in power, we're more interested in exploration and domination. women are more suited to like maintaining the household. >> you hear that, ladies? the alt-right wants you in the kitchen. >> you're the guy who coined the term. you're leading the conference. what does it mean to you to be alt-right? >> if you would sum it up in one word, identity. identity is the foundation of everything. for this mantra, race is real. race matters. and race is the foundation of identity. if i were to ask you who are you, don't think about it just answer.
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>> i would say i'm a black man. those two come back to back. alma but if you ask a white person, would they say i'm a white man? >> no. >> no. like in a way, we want to be as smart as african americans about identity. >> we're happy to help you. so, i think white people do need to talk about their whiteness here. we're doing it. >> we're here to talk about white privilege. we want to bring it back. make it great again. >> you're a fan of white privilege. >> oh, yeah. >> what do you love about white privilege? >> it looks great, like, you know, i mean the people are good looking and, you know, nice suits, great literature. like, yeah, i just want to bathe in white privilege. it looks awesome. >> it's work being out for you. >> well, yeah. i want to expand white privilege. we live in a world where every spring google and facebook and apple release these diversity numbers. they'll be like, it's amazing, guys, we hired less white men this year. we think that it's inherently wonderful for white people to
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have less power. that's great. i'm glad. i hope the new james bond is going to be a black guy. that would be great for the world. >> isn't that really -- is that a real big deal if james bond is a glblack guy? is that really -- >> for me, yeah, that might be -- >> too much? >> it's too much. [ laughter ] >> i get it. i look at you, you probably have dreams of being the next james bond. i see that suit, the daniel craig thing about you. you say that america is better when it's a white country? >> i would say wherever europeans are on the earth, it's better. we bring a level of civilization and we bring also something that's unique to us. >> is white better period or is it just better for you because you're right? >> you know, you love your own. europe -- we are unique, but also who would have sailed their ships into uncharted waters? >> literally every civilization that's been by the water. >> we got to the moon on our own. i think we can do it again. >> okay. i'm betting he hasn't seen
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hidden figures. maybe we'll go together. >> as peter thiel said at the republican convention, we could have gone to mars, instead we invaded iraq. >> think he would agree you should go to mars. he's a black astrophysicist. these are subjects that all americans have opinions on, you know. and all americans of all races can help us get there, you know. people say this, that america is a country of immigrants. what does that mean to you? >> that's bull shut. ultimately america is a country of colonists, a country of frontiers men, a country of cowboy. >> cowboys weren't they immigrants? >> immigrant is someone like you're coming from somewhere usually as an individual with a family and you're integrating into a preestablished culture. like people who came to north america, i mean, they were taking a leap into the unknown. it's totally different. >> history of democrats is kind of lame. it's like, you know what i mean, a bunch of people, they wash up, scurry around. can i have a job?
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>> nope, they're probably just trying to survive. and i think we have a holiday that covers that. how do we for a lack of a better word, execute this future of america? how do you get the undocumented immigrants out of the country? i think there would be a tremendous amount of self-deportation if you set a new tone. i think donald trump already set the new tone. obviously a wall would be a symbol of this is us and that's them. >> wouldn't that be a crazy waste of money? >> it would put a lot of people to work. >> i've been on a lot of construction sites and seen the staff of the construction sites. >> i think if trump builds a wall, he's not going to hire illegal immigrants. >> he has before. >> well, it's hard not to in this economy. yeah, i don't blame donald trump for hiring some illegal will say something that you might find politically incorrect. >> ut oh. >> believe it -- >> i've been here all day. i built a good tolerance.
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>> those people who did immigrate here and i'm not saying they should or shouldn't have but they immigrated here precisely because it is a white country. it is a higher standard of living, so why would they want to change that? you don't want to turn it into mexico. they left mexico. >> a lot of people come here for opportunity, not whitepernity. >> i'll start using that. >> they come here for that and then they add to the country by what they do, the businesses they found, by the people they hire, by the culture they bring, the food. doesn't that add to the american story? isn't the food great because there are so many different people. >> now that we have the recipes. >> believe me, i don't want to go to a thi restaurant and see white people back there. 50 years of net neutral immigration. >> yes. >> what is america look like? do people of color -- i'm really -- what does it look
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like? >> is there some kind of etho state idea? >> yes, please. >> the roman empire is a big dream. >> i feel like the cake on america is made at this point. >> history is never over. we can change st on us and what they are willing to do. that's not something that's going to happen for trump. that's not something that's going to happen in the foreseeable future. you're not going anywhere. this is no one's -- >> i'm in berkeley having indian buff buffet. >> that is horrifying. [ laughter ] >> wow. i horrified you. all right, thank you. enjoy your party. where is it at? maybe i can go. >> ahhhh -- [ laughter ] >> come on, man. we had a good time. i can sit in the black section of the party? just by myself, just with -- thank you. >> thank you. >> on second thought, i'm glad i didn't get an invite because
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that the where this was taken. that's right, that night they partied like it was 1939. rest in peace, prince. >> i thought it was hilarious the thing that bummed him out the most in the interview was black james bond. who gives a crap really? black james bond? that's why they bring up santa claus. clearly see me bring up santa claus because i didn't want to hurt the snow flake's feelings. [ laughter ] we are here...to leave a mark. experience a shift in the natural order. experience amazing. [topher] it's my son. this is rosenberg. i'm topher brophy. we get easily confused, because there's a resemblance people say. he loves taking pictures. and the camera on the galaxy s8... it's amazing.
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in order to get bad of the at right taste in my mouth, i'm attending a pot luck organized by an ethiopiaen immigrant. tell me what we're doing here tonight. >> this is our annual dinner. it's a pot luck. it's multiethnic and diverse. this is a diverse america. [ laughter ] >> this is like hamilton without the rap music. >> without the rap music. >> i can't get a ticket to hamilton but i'll get a ticket here. i'm sure you know some people who live in america, the idea this is america threatens them. >> true. >> what do you think about that? >> i think it's because what people don't know scares you a little. if you spend time knowing the person that's different than you, you often figure out we have more in common than our
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differences. >> yes. >> the idea of this dinner is open to theublic sorks were inviting everyone, come sit down and get to know who are refugees. >> earlier this week, i went to a conference centered around white people claiming america as a white country and pry or tiio immigration as opposed to all the countries. this wasn't as much fun as this is. [ laughter ] >> that was kind of a bummer and it never got comfortable. this version of america is the one that i'm with. that one i didn't have a lot of fun in. >> yeah. >> these are refugees who had to run from their homes to come here but i don't feel sadness in here. >> happiness. >> yeah. >> and that's the thing about refugees, they are hopeful. they are resilient, they always think tomorrow is a better day and they still think this country is still great. >> they don't think this country needs to be made great again. >> it's already great as it is.
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[ laughter ] >> it's already great. yeah, keep america great. >> keep america great. and happy and open. >> and open. i feel like their resilience is something for us to aspire to and so if they bet on us, we need to bet on ourselves. >> absolutely. >> this is america. >> this is america. this is the future of america. >> and that's something we should all be happy about because quiet as it's kept, we need immigrants and refugees more than they need us. we need people like leslie, william, ruby and mohammed. people hungry to start businesses, create communities and see our country through fresh eyes to remind us of many things americans take for granted. without them we won't continue to grow and invite but beyond that, letting immigrants and ref fau g f -- refugees into the u.s. is a moral issue. ask yourself, do you want to go to this kind ofarty or this
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kind? a party built on inclusion, respect, and love. now is the time to choose, america. know where you're find me. when we first pitched this show, you should know the whole idea behind this show is it's a show where a black guy goes places either he shouldn't go or you wouldn't expect him to go. and we're like oh, where should we go? i was like, i don't know, maybe i should go talk to the ku klux klan. that was their reaction. [ laughter ] that was exactly -- hmm. then it got quiet for a long

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