NC passes new laws to assist in illegal immigration enforcement (06-11-2025--Hour1)

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[00:00:28] So North Carolina Republicans in the legislature have passed two bills to help the federal government with immigration enforcement. Outrage has ensued. How dare you follow the law? So the headline from the Charlotte Observer, quote, North Carolina Republicans send immigration crackdown bills to Governor Josh Stein's desk.

[00:00:58] Slight correction. The Republicans sent illegal immigration crackdown bills. See, they're not cracking down on immigration because states don't have any power or authority to do that. Headline writer at the Charlotte Observer or the Raleigh News and Observer or whatever the other McClatchy paper is, whoever it was that wrote that headline, why do you insist on conflating

[00:01:28] illegal immigration with legal immigration? I know the answer? I know the answer. I know the answer. But seriously, guys, have some respect, you know, have some self-respect here.

[00:01:41] Have some dignity for all the people who came before you in the grand pantheon of journalism. You know, show some respect, have some dignity, recognize that there are two issues here, two issues.

[00:02:00] I played yesterday. I played yesterday a clip from CNN's Harry Enten talking about the massive movement of legal immigrants. Voters who are foreign born, who became citizens, they are here, they are allowed to vote. And they moved 40 points towards the Republicans on immigration enforcement.

[00:02:28] Democrats enjoyed a 32 point margin advantage in 2020. And now Republicans enjoy an eight point advantage. That is a 40 point swing. Foreign born voters understand this difference, even if you native born American does not.

[00:02:51] But again, maybe you're ignorant here or maybe you're acting out of malice to obfuscate. I don't know and I don't care. But at this point, there is no excuse for not understanding this difference. And now you are engaged in disinformation. You are actively trying to mislead your audience with the headline. It is not a crackdown on immigration.

[00:03:20] It's a crackdown on one specific kind. Illegal immigration. The story by Kyle Ingram. And we're always told the reporters do not write the headlines. So I do not attribute the bad headline to Kyle Ingram, the reporter. Who begins thusly. As national protests break out. I love that they just break out.

[00:03:46] These protesters breaking out as if there's zero level of coordination. Zero, you know, impact of any NGOs or organizations that have made protesting. Their their business model. So they just broke out across the country against U.S.

[00:04:11] Immigration and Customs Enforcement's sweeping deportation raids. North Carolina lawmakers yesterday sent two bills to the governor's desk that target unauthorized immigrants. See, so he understands he wrote it right there. Unauthorized immigrants and mandate further state cooperation with ICE.

[00:04:34] OK, the wide ranging bills would deputize some state law enforcement agencies to carry out immigration actions. Would ban immigrants. Illegal immigrants. Oh, I'm Kyle. Come on, man. Ban illegal immigrants. From receiving state benefits if they are in. OK, so he says if they're in the country illegally. See, so. All right. So just say illegal immigrants. Why do you have to add all these extra words? See, back in my day.

[00:05:04] Sorry. Back in my day. We would use fewer words. But you were always trying to edit copy down so you can tell the story in as few words as possible. So then you could add more information because on the news side, on the newspaper side, the print side. Right. You're limited by column inches on the radio side. You're limited by time. Same goes for television. So the more succinctly you can deliver the news, the more information you could then put into the story.

[00:05:37] Ban immigrants from receiving state benefits if they are in the country illegally and require sheriffs and prisons to notify ICE about suspected immigration violations in more circumstances. Both of these bills passed the Senate yesterday with every Democrat united in opposing these proposals. So not a single Democrat. Voted for any of this.

[00:06:07] You guys are going to reap what you sow and it is going to be delicious. The bill, this is according to Natalie Murdoch, a Durham Democrat. This bill is not about safety. It's about intimidation. It's about fear mongering. And it's about targeting vulnerable people who come to North Carolina seeking a better life and then also to break laws. OK, I added the last part there.

[00:06:34] No, if you are in the country illegally, you are not supposed to be here. And the due process is ICE. We have laws. And just because you guys got accustomed to not enforcing immigration law for 20 years doesn't mean the laws don't exist. If you don't like the law, if you want open borders, then.

[00:07:04] Well, first take control of the legislative bodies and rewrite the laws. These are open borders positions. They are literally saying do not do. We said that we played the clip yesterday of the mayor of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Dumb Bass. And she's like, no, this all started because you guys were enforcing immigration law. Yeah.

[00:07:30] So what you're telling me then is that if you try to enforce law, we're going to we're going to burn the cities down. This is where we are. Are there any other laws that we're not allowed to enforce in Democrat controlled cities or counties or states? Are there other laws you guys are trying to nullify? You're just not going to follow it. Do you understand what happens when the right begins to play by your rules? You should.

[00:07:57] You should because you're getting a taste of it. Through various things that the Trump administration is doing. And now all of a sudden is, oh, my gosh, I can't believe it. We warned you. We warned you. You're not going to like it when your enemies play by the same rules, when they pick up your tactics and they start using them against you. And this is apparently the only way that these people on the left are going to learn. There is one standard.

[00:08:25] If you have a law, you can enforce the law. You should enforce the law. And if you refuse to enforce that law, then you should not have it on the books. Period. There's no reason for it. This is an open border philosophy. They do not want anybody who is in the country illegally to be deported. They are citing the deportation efforts as the reason for the unrest. Here's what a writer named Sonny Wright, he says,

[00:08:55] If you don't want mobs burning down cities, then you shouldn't have tried to enforce the law. So this is really your fault. This is the approved Democrat Party leadership position in California and nationally at this point. This is what they're telling us. That your attempt to enforce the law is the cause for the violence. So if you don't want the violence, then you have to allow all these lawbreakers to remain. So it's your fault.

[00:09:23] I have to believe a majority of Americans, sane people, not blinded by Trump derangement syndrome, must see the absolute moral bankruptcy of this position. Again, the issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution. Whatever they can do to tear down the West, they will do.

[00:09:52] The issue doesn't really matter. And right now, it's immigration. All right. If you're listening to this show, you know I try to keep up with all sorts of current events. And I know you do too. And you've probably heard me say, get your news from multiple sources. Why? Well, because it's how you detect media bias, which is why I've been so impressed with Ground News. It's an app and it's a website and it combines news from around the world in one place. So you can compare coverage and verify information.

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[00:11:13] He can sign it or he cannot do anything for 10 days. And at the end of the 10 days, it becomes law. So it's like the weaselly way of not weighing in on something, but kind of sort of weighing in on it. Like, you know, everybody wants this bill to become a law, but you don't want to sign it. You don't want your name on it. So you just it's not a pocket veto. It's a pocket approval. OK, so those are his options.

[00:11:41] I I predict he'll veto both of them. And then they will go back to the House and Senate, respectively, where I don't know if they've got they may have enough votes to override. Well, yeah, the Senate has a super majority. But will they be able to get both bills overridden in the House? I'm not so sure, because one of the bills did get one Democrats vote. Carla Cunningham from Mecklenburg County.

[00:12:09] She voted in favor of House Bill 318. She was the only Democrat to do so. House Bill 318 requires sheriffs like Gary, not my fault, McFadden to notify ICE before releasing anybody in their custody with a detainer or detention request. A law passed last year requires the affected person to be kept in confinement an additional 48 hours to give ICE the time to potentially retrieve that person.

[00:12:37] But the new bill aims to ensure immigration officials are notified because sheriff, not my fault. McFadden. Said, well, I don't technically have to call. When I know they're going to bail out. So they were just giving him a heads up when they came into the jail. But they weren't giving ICE a heads up because that's what the law required because he was not doing that either.

[00:13:05] So they had to pass a law to make him do that. And then he was like, fine, fine. I'll let them know they're in the jail. But then, of course, if it takes, you know, if you're in the jail for like a week or two weeks. ICE hasn't come and gotten you yet because you're in the jail. They know where you are. But then if you bail out. McFadden wasn't telling ICE that they're getting ready to bail out and we're not going to hold on to them for 48 hours because we're not required to. So now the legislature has come back and say, OK, Gary.

[00:13:34] This is your law now, Gary's law. You have to call ICE. You have to alert them. OK. And so Carla Cunningham, Democrat from Mecklenburg. Wants Gary to do this. Good for her. So she may vote with the Republicans to override a veto if it happens, if a veto happens. But then the other bill, the Senate bill, I suspect she probably would not vote for that.

[00:14:03] And then you end up with this situation. And we've seen this play out in different ways. Where Republicans keep the bill on the calendar, the legislative calendar. And if at any moment not enough Democrats show up for the session, Democrats or Republicans will then bring the bill back up for a veto override vote right then and there. So it forces Democrats to have to be at every single session.

[00:14:33] And you'll recall there was a couple of years ago. This happened with the budget. Roy Cooper had vetoed the budget. And one day the Democrats were all out working on redistricting maps. Probably illegally. And anyway, they they were not there in the session. Republicans looked around, realized what the situation was, did a quick headcount and said, hey, you know what? We're going to vote to override that governor's veto. And. Representative Deb Butler.

[00:15:03] I mentioned this story the other day. And she got up and started throwing a tantrum. I will not yield, Mr. Speaker. I will not yield. And she's just screaming hysterically. And the irony, of course, was that if she had just walked out, if all the Democrats had just left the session, then there would not have been a quorum necessary to actually have the vote.

[00:15:24] But because they were so passionate or deranged or ignorant or maybe a combination of all three, none of them left the floor. And it allowed the vote to proceed. And the veto was overridden. So maybe we get something like that again today. Now, a spokesperson for Stein's office, the governor's office, said the governor will continue to review the bill.

[00:15:50] He has made clear that if someone commits a crime and they are here illegally, they should be deported. OK, well, OK, baby steps here, people. Let's take the victory. Right. That at least Stein believes, at least a spokesperson says that if you commit a crime and you are here illegally, then you should be deported. So at least he is in favor, I think, of deporting criminal aliens.

[00:16:14] Now, that also cuts the other way, though, which is that it doesn't seem like he believes that if you're here illegally and that's it, you should be deported. It's a tough spot for old Stiney. Stein does. If he does veto the bills, Republicans would have to gain the support of at least one Democrat in the House to override his objection. And then there is this little blurb, which is always my favorite. We talked with AP Dillon the other day.

[00:16:44] We talk with her every Monday, but I guess it was about a week or so ago, maybe two weeks ago. There's this phenomenon called she calls it the I think she calls it just another protester or something. Which is. The people who get quoted in North Carolina media accounts as just protesters, demonstrators, you know.

[00:17:11] These people are not simply protesters. These people are known to media. These people are like professional activists. And the Observer did it again. The McClatchy Papers did it again. They have a quote from Karen Ziegler, a protester. Who says, I'm seeing our immigrant communities being terrorized and it's unnecessary. And she is only identified as a simple protester.

[00:17:40] She is actually senior pastor of an LGBTQ church in Greenwich Village in the 80s. She retired as a nurse practitioner. And now is a volunteer activist serving as lead organizer for Democracy Out Loud Indivisible. And if that name rings a bell, it's the indivisible groups all across the country that have been organizing all of these protests for like years.

[00:18:11] She also works with the Poor People's Campaign. That's Reverend William Barber. This is the national iteration of the Moral Monday movement. She is not just some simple protester. She is a professional activist. A leftist activist. But you would know that from reading the paper. Here's a great idea. How about making an escape to a really special and secluded getaway in western North Carolina, just a quick drive up the mountain.

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[00:20:04] They may have actually done both, actually. So the first is Senate Bill 153. This is called the North Carolina Border Protection Act. It would do the following, according to Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger's press release. Number one, require state law enforcement agencies, including Department of Public Safety, Department of Adult Correction, Highway Patrol, and the State Bureau of Investigation,

[00:20:32] to enter into agreements with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fully cooperate with immigration laws. This kind of thing is done all the time. All right, so hang on a second. So we have some live news here happening. It's breaking out. This is a news conference where they're announcing two suspects are charged with throwing Molotov cocktails at police during the L.A. riots.

[00:21:04] Listen in. That is not it. I guarantee you that's not it. There's a dude talking. That's it. That's it. That's it. And all of the local law enforcement agencies in L.A. County. Thank you. If there's any questions, we could take a couple right now. Yes. How many people have been federally charged so far tied to protests? And what's the importance of charging federally versus law? We'll get you those hard numbers later. I know there was at least nine people charged over the weekend.

[00:21:33] We've had more people charged this week for throwing rocks at officers. These two cases for throwing Molotov cocktails. We've had, I think, a couple others. But we can get you that full list. We might even do a bigger briefing tomorrow with all the federal agencies to go over that in more detail. Today we want to highlight these specific cases because we find this particular act of violence to be extremely dangerous.

[00:21:56] As you saw in Colorado, these Molotov cocktails have the ability to seriously harm or kill a person and a police officer that they were thrown at. So we want to highlight these two cases today and we'll get you more numbers. The importance of charging people federally is for people to know that there's serious consequences for the behavior, for their conduct. You have the right to peacefully protest. No one's going to stop you. But as soon as you cross that line into violence, you're throwing stuff, you're throwing rocks, you're throwing bombs. That's unacceptable.

[00:22:24] It will not be tolerated. And we're going to come down with a really heavy hand. And this isn't state court. This is federal court. So you're going to go to federal prison and you're going to go for many years. So the consequences in federal system are much greater usually than they are in the state system. That's the importance of it. That's Bill. Yes, sir. That's Bill Assaylee, who is the U.S. attorney. This is going to go to David Kowalski, the Los Angeles deputy police chief.

[00:22:49] Was that something that helped in leading to their arrest or was it intelligence from your police agency? Do you want to do that? There's two separate cases. So let's take one at a time. We'll start with the LAPD case. Yeah. Good morning, sir.

[00:23:04] Specific to the Los Angeles police department case, we have a situation where our police officers are trying to keep the peace during a very difficult time on Sunday afternoon when the city was facing this unprecedented violence in many areas of the downtown area.

[00:23:20] In this particular case, we had a police officer who identified this person holding what he believed to be a Molotov cocktail and fortunately was able to identify and several officers were able to apprehend him safely without causing any harm to anyone, especially our police officers. And I just want to point out the police officers. Right now during a difficult time.

[00:23:48] But the courage they've had in trying to take these people into custody. Remember, all of our officers are working long hours right now and they're tired, but they're still doing the best job possible to keep this community safe and protect our critical infrastructure. Sure. We want to cover the sheriff's face. So you've been watching. All right. So we're out. Yeah. Pop that down. So that's the Fox feed. They're bailing apparently from this news conference. I pulled it up.

[00:24:18] I looked at C-SPAN. Didn't see C-SPAN with anything. So otherwise, I just I always prefer to take the raw feeds if I can get them. But that's what we got. So charges filed. Federal charges filed on some of the rioters. And so good. That's the only way this stuff gets tamped down. If there are no repercussions for breaking the law, more people will break the law. Seems pretty obvious. Tony, welcome to the show. Hello, Tony. OK.

[00:24:47] It's so good to talk to you. I feel taco. You know what I'm talking about. Are you on? Hey, Tony, are you on a speakerphone? Call on that. Let me turn it off. First time caller. OK. Can you hear me? Yeah, that's better. OK. I feel taco. You know what I'm talking about. He's so quick to send the National Guard to the protesters. And you see he has the power. He sure didn't call up on January 6th, I guess. That's the black and brown people. But that's what you call the National Guard on.

[00:25:17] So, Tony, can I. January the 6th. Tony, are you aware? Hang on, Tony. Are you aware? Tony, are you aware that he did offer the National Guard to the District of Columbia and it was refused? Do you see where I'm going with that? No. Did you understand what I just told you? That he did actually offer the National Guard to the District of Columbia before January 6th, before the riots broke out? You believe that? I do. It's not a lie. It's actually been confirmed by...

[00:25:47] No, Tony, it's not a lie. It's been confirmed through the congressional investigation. I don't believe it. OK. So you're just going to dismiss... You're going to dismiss facts that don't align with your narrative, right? So you've got a faith. You have conjured up a fantasy in your mind. And when presented with evidence that conflicts with that fantasy, you will reject the truth in order to advance your fantasy. But look at this. No, don't look at it.

[00:26:14] I'm not looking at anything until I get past this one point with you, Tony, because otherwise there's no point. Because if I'm dealing with a fabulist, then there's no reason for me to pursue it. Because if you're just making up stuff and you're unwilling to entertain actual facts, then there's no reason... I'm going to open his mouth. There's no reason... Tony, that doesn't...

[00:26:32] None of that even matters until you confront the very real fact that the White House at the time offered the National Guard to the District of Columbia and to Nancy Pelosi, who was in charge of security of the Capitol, and that that offer was rejected. And... OK. And the day it happened, when it was finally requested, the National Guard was sent in. So... Do you... Do you... Do you accept this?

[00:27:02] So do you accept this? Well, I gotta go back and check that to make sure. But look here. OK, when it got... You're not going to go back and check, Tony. You know you're not going to go back and check that because you don't want to know the truth. If it got out of order, why didn't Taco call the National Guard in there? He loved watching that. He did. Tony, see, this is what I mean. Tony, you are so blinded by your hatred of Trump that you won't even allow the possibility that you may be incorrect on this item.

[00:27:32] And you are incorrect on it. You're right about the hatred for Trump. I ask the Lord. I know. If he can take him out, come down with it. It's obvious. See, here's the thing, Tony. If you... Tony, if you don't like Donald Trump so much, why do you allow him to control your thoughts? He's not controlling my thoughts. He absolutely is. He absolutely is. He's just a racist. That's why I'm upset. You are allowing him to control the way you think about things.

[00:27:59] Why would you give somebody you hate that much control over your brain? Because wrong is wrong. That's fine. But, Tony, what I just laid out for you, Tony, what I just laid out for you was the truth. And you still refuse to accept it because you are so loathing Donald Trump that you cannot even entertain the idea that he did offer the National Guard and then they did send it in. But look here.

[00:28:29] Just move right past it. Just move right past it. Yeah. You're throwing them Trump lickers, what you are. Oh, is that right? Yeah, that would be news. That would be news to the... You can't say nothing bad about it. Tony. You can't say nothing bad about it. I've never said anything bad about Trump. That's what I'm saying. You know, I've never heard you say anything bad about it. Joe, okay, now hang on. So here's a very good, here's a very good, another very good opportunity to learn, which is just because you've never heard me say something bad about Trump doesn't mean I've not said something bad about Donald Trump.

[00:28:59] Well, okay, say something bad right now. He has small... He has, he is very sensitive. Yeah, he's very sensitive to people saying he has small hands. I had so much fun with that. I can't say that he's a racist right now. I don't know he's a racist. If you know that, man. How do I know that? Wait, Tony, how do I know that? How do I know that? He's going to get rid of all of the black achievements. One that takes funds from the black museum, the National Black Museum in Washington. He's taking funds from everybody.

[00:29:29] No. Yeah. What you doing taking funds from museums? Hey, he's taking it from everybody, Tony. Mainly minorities. Not mainly, no, not mainly minorities. No, mainly it's USAID. No, Tony. They're running from God for. Well, you know what, I'm going to let you have your day. I ask the Lord every day to take him out of this world some kind of way. Might be something health-wise. I don't want him physical. Oh, no, of course not. No, yeah, you're just wishing for the... I hope... ...out of this world.

[00:29:59] And you know what? The Lord used to listen. He always listened to me, so just watch. So, Tony, would you like to give the Secret Service your last name so they'll have a little bit of an easier time visiting you? I said the Lord can take him out. I know what you're saying, Tony. Right, I know what you're saying. I know what you're saying. But the Secret Service may want to pay you a visit. Well, screw the Secret Service. I said the Lord could take him out for the health problem. I didn't say somebody. I didn't say not physically.

[00:30:29] I said with a health problem. That's just coming, though. See, this is why I say, Tony, I appreciate your call because this is why I say I actually have this topic in the pipeline for the next hour, which is that the left has a violence fetish. And thank you for giving me example number 70,286. Perfect example of it. You guys on the left, you better be very, very careful.

[00:31:00] Again, I've been warning you for years. And you're getting real close, real close. And there are a lot of people out there that are like, oh, yeah, I'm ready for it and all this. You have no idea what happens when society breaks down. You have no idea. I don't either. But it's bad. It is very bad. And Tony would like to see that happen because Donald Trump has broken his brain. Donald Trump controls him.

[00:31:27] Anything Trump does or says controls Tony's mood, his reactions, the way he thinks about an issue. Facts do not matter. Reality does not matter. Thank you for the prime example, Tony. All right. So spring is here. A time of renewal and celebrations. You got graduations, weddings, anniversaries and the special days for mom and dad. Your family's making memories that are going to last a lifetime. But let me ask you, are all of those treasured moments from days gone by, are they hidden away

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[00:32:53] how we can help do that, but I'm happy to help do that. Let me get... I only have about 30 seconds, Chris, but it's all yours. Go ahead. Thank you, buddy. Tony, Tony, Tony has done it again. I'm telling you, this dude's praying to the Prince of Darkness, bro. He's talking about praying to the Lord to kill somebody with a disease or something. It's just mind-blowing, and I guess it's par for the course, because everywhere I look

[00:33:17] and all over social media, the trend is, I can't believe Trump is calling in the National Guard. And the narrative just flipped overnight from, I can't believe Trump didn't call the National Guard. That's all I've heard since January 6th. And we all know he did, and Pelosi blocked it, said no, as well as the mayor up there. So I love the fact that, you know... It's the benefit of being a Democrat, Chris, is that you get to shift your position like that, and nobody holds you to account.

[00:33:47] I appreciate the call. I got to run. All right. That'll do it for this episode. Thank you so much for listening. I could not do the show without your support and the support of the businesses that advertise on the podcast. So if you'd like, please support them, too, and tell them you heard it here. You can also become a patron at my Patreon page or go to thepetecalendershow.com. Again, thank you so much for listening, and don't break anything while I'm gone.