{"id":2638822,"date":"2026-08-01T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-is-the-new-california-everybody-speaks-spanish-bill-maher\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:20:36","slug":"spain-is-the-new-california-everybody-speaks-spanish-bill-maher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-is-the-new-california-everybody-speaks-spanish-bill-maher\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Spain is the new California &#8230; everybody speaks Spanish&#8217;: Bill Maher"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fspain-is-the-new-california-everybody-speaks-spanish-bill-maher%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=2638822&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>Bill Maher, comedian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-detailed-inventory-on-election-fraud-in-the-2020-election-by-deroy-murdock-provides-strong-evidence-on-president-trumps-performance-in-all-the-swing-states-and-overall-race\/\" title=\"New Detailed Inventory on Election Fraud in the 2020 Election by Deroy Murdock Provides Strong Evidence on President Trump...s Performance in All the Swing States and Overall Race\">political commentator<\/a>, returned from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-retroactively-suspended-student-over-sexual-assault-allegations-after-he-graduated-the-school-just-settled\/\" title=\"School Retroactively Suspended Student Over Sexual Assault Allegations AFTER He Graduated. The School Just Settled.\">summer break<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memphis-police-department-makes-major-change-following-death-of-tyre-nichols\/\" title=\"Memphis Pol... Department Makes Major Change Following Death Of Tyre Nichols\">discuss recent events<\/a> on his show &#8220;Real Time.&#8221; He drew a comparison between California and Spain,highlighting similarities such as natural disasters and migrant issues. Maher noted that Spain is currently experiencing severe wildfires and a migrant surge at Ceuta&#8217;s border-around 60,000 migrants from Morocco and Africa-paralleling California\u2019s challenges wiht wildfires and immigration. He mentioned Spain&#8217;s wildfires, which led to evacuations, and the migrant crisis as signs that Spain has become &#8220;the new California.&#8221; Maher also joked about the difficulty of enjoying summer sun without attracting ICE attention, referencing the broader immigration problems. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article includes recommended stories<\/a> about maher\u2019s comments on Spain and other topics, emphasizing the current crises affecting both California and Spain.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedian and political commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\">Bill Maher<\/a> returned from his summer break on Friday for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmaher\/status\/2083390577375420520\"><em>Real Time with Bill Maher<\/em><\/a>, where he suggested <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> has more in common with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spain\/\">Spain<\/a>, highlighting parallels in natural disasters and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/migrants\/\">migrant<\/a> populations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maher started out by welcoming fans back to the show for the midsummer, and joked about U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\">immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4671954\/spain-new-california-everybody-speaks-spanish-bill-maher\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Spain is the new California \u2026 everybody speaks Spanish\u2019: Bill Maher<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4671916\/not-often-senator-gets-that-sendoff-bill-maher-lindsey-graham\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018It is not often a senator gets that kind of a sendoff\u2019: Bill Maher on Lindsey Graham<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4670299\/shark-week-events-treats-washington-dc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Get your Shark Week fix in DC<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSummer\u2019s tricky now, ya know? You want to get a good tan, but not so good you get picked up\u00a0by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">ICE<\/a>,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSpeaking of that, you think we have immigration problems? Did you see what happened in Spain yesterday?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spain has been having a rough time. The northern part of the country is on fire, and the southern border is being overrun by migrants. So basically, it&#8217;s California. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6pgKd725oo\">pic.twitter.com\/6pgKd725oo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Maher (@billmaher) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmaher\/status\/2083390577375420520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maher was referring to the migrant crisis in Spain, where an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4670529\/what-to-know-ceuta-spanish-port-thousands-moroccan-migrants-swarming\/\">estimated 60,000 <\/a>migrants from Morocco and other African countries have rushed to the Spanish port territory of Ceuta since Thursday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4670461\/morocco-migrants-border-rush-spain-cueta\/\">Dozens died<\/a> from the mass migration. Ceuta is likely seen as an easy entry point due to its more relaxed restrictions on the border and its close proximity to the Spanish mainland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the same time, they\u2019re [Spain] having horrible fires. Spain is the new California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain declared the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4663008\/europeans-evacuate-france-spain-wildfires\/\">wildfires a national emergency<\/a>, and 200,000 people evacuated from the homes in the country as well as from France. Weather conditions made the fires hard to control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4670921\/gavin-newsom-celebrates-california-minimum-wage\/\"><strong>NEWSOM CELEBRATES BOOSTING CALIFORNIA\u2019S MINIMUM WAGE TO HIGHEST RATE IN THE COUNTRY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California also faced devastating <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3845661\/pressure-mounts-investigations-mismanagement-lachman-palisades-fires-california\/\">wildfires in the Palisades<\/a> during January 2025. Homes and communities wiped out by the fires have still not been rebuilt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe northern part is on fire, the southern part gets overrun by migrants, and everybody speaks Spanish. It\u2019s the new California,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Maher compares California to Spain: fires and migrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2638823,"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\/2026\/08\/AP26180045858365.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32100,4045,11648,83550,83551],"class_list":["post-2638822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bill-maher","tag-california","tag-spain","tag-spanish-language-2","tag-travel-comparison"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26180045858365.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638822","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2638822"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2638827,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638822\/revisions\/2638827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2638823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2638822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2638822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2638822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}