{"id":2461553,"date":"2025-07-14T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-challenges-john-leguizamos-claim-that-america-has-plenty-of-room-for-immigrants-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:53:40","slug":"bill-maher-challenges-john-leguizamos-claim-that-america-has-plenty-of-room-for-immigrants-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-challenges-john-leguizamos-claim-that-america-has-plenty-of-room-for-immigrants-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher challenges John Leguizamo\u2019s claim that America has \u2018plenty of room\u2019 for immigrants &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-maher-challenges-john-leguizamos-claim-that-america-has-plenty-of-room-for-immigrants-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian Bill Maher challenged actor john Leguizamo&#8217;s claim that America has &#8220;plenty of room&#8221; for immigrants during a discussion on Maher&#8217;s podcast *Club Random*. Leguizamo argued that the U.S. can easily absorb more immigrants, emphasizing that many people want to come to America, and he blamed U.S. intervention in Latin America for destabilizing democracies there.Maher disagreed,stating the real issue is resources,not space,and stressed the necessity of borders to manage immigration sustainably. while acknowledging that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-the-socialist-who-owns-a-tesla-gets-roasted-on-social-media-for-not-helping-grandma-in-puerto-rico\/\" title=\"Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 The Socialist Who Owns A Tesla \u2014 Gets Roasted On Social Media For Not Helping Grandma In Puerto Rico\">poor living conditions<\/a> drive migration<\/a>, Maher clarified that referring to some countries as &#8220;s***holes&#8221; describes conditions, not people. Leguizamo highlighted immigrants as essential to key sectors like agriculture and healthcare. Maher agreed on the value of immigrants but insisted on orderly immigration and criticized the Biden governance&#8217;s handling of immigration, noting even sanctuary cities are overwhelmed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Maher challenges John Leguizamo&rsquo;s claim that America has &lsquo;plenty of room&rsquo; for immigrants<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172094\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3408123\/bill-maher-elissa-slotkin-weak-democrats-indulge-nonsense-young-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bill Maher\">Bill Maher<\/a> pushed back against actor John Leguizamo&rsquo;s defense of increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3469706\/padilla-muses-he-could-be-arrested-by-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"immigration\">immigration<\/a> during a heated exchange on the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4nFkZWVqKf0?si=vVRCUugSdK4B8zFB&amp;t=2051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"latest episode\">latest episode<\/a> of Maher&rsquo;s podcast <em>Club Random<\/em>, challenging the notion that America has an unlimited capacity to absorb new immigrant arrivals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s plenty of room in America,&rdquo; the actor said. &ldquo;Come on. There&rsquo;s no lack of room.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3470450\/tucker-carlson-trump-musk-feud\/\">Tucker Carlson says Trump and Musk cannot be &#8216;two alpha b****es in the same kitchen&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3470570\/ana-navarro-trump-rosie-odonnell-citizenship\/\">Ana Navarro blasts Trump over Rosie O&#8217;Donnell citizenship jab: &lsquo;This isn&rsquo;t North Korea&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3468837\/ozzy-osbourne-ends-career-made-heavy-metal\/\">Ozzy Osbourne ends the career that made heavy metal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Maher disagreed, replying, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s never about room. It&rsquo;s about resources.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Countries have to have a border,&rdquo; Maher added, pointing to surveys indicating that hundreds of millions of people around the world would move to the United States if given the chance. &ldquo;Lots of countries, excuse me, are s***holes, and they would love to be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4nFkZWVqKf0?si=FQxJ_ai2qhALv4db&amp;start=2073\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Leguizamo quickly pushed back: &ldquo;The places aren&rsquo;t s***holes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He argued that U.S. interventionism has destabilized Latin American democracies for decades.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America beat up every democracy that was burgeoning in Latin America,&rdquo; Leguizamo said, referencing U.S. interests in oil, bananas, and other resources.<\/p>\n<p>Maher acknowledged that corruption, poverty, and repression are driving factors, particularly in some Muslim-majority countries with limited women&rsquo;s rights. But he maintained that calling these places &ldquo;s***holes&rdquo; was not a moral judgment of the people who live there, but rather a reflection of their poor living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you live in a country where you can take a chicken on a bus, that was always my standard,&rdquo; Maher quipped. &ldquo;I think I have the right to call that a s***hole country. It doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re a s***hole person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leguizamo passionately defended undocumented and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President ... Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">legal immigrants<\/a> as essential to the nation&rsquo;s infrastructure, from food production and child care to healthcare and construction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Immigrants are the life source of this country,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Maher agreed, but insisted that immigration must be orderly and sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most Americans are not anti-immigrant,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They just want there to be some rules.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469587\/trump-threatens-revoke-rosie-odonnell-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP THREATENS TO REVOKE ROSIE O&rsquo;DONNELL&rsquo;S CITIZENSHIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maher, however, said that part of the backlash was rooted in the Biden administration&rsquo;s chaotic handling of immigration, noting that even sanctuary cities such as New York City were overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They called the bluff,&rdquo; Maher said, referring to border states busing migrants to liberal cities. &ldquo;And even the mayor of New York was like, &lsquo;We can&rsquo;t take all these people.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2172094\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2172094\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Maher disputes John Leguizamo&#8217;s claim that America has ample space for immigrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2461554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bill-Maher.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5374,32100,3813,59080,32076],"class_list":["post-2461553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-america","tag-bill-maher","tag-immigration","tag-john-leguizamo","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bill-Maher.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461553"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461561,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461553\/revisions\/2461561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}