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Bill O'Reilly debates with Monica Novoa of the Drop the I word campaign over the term illegals.
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Hi I'm Bill O'Reilly thanks for watching us tonight the left in America getting nervous that is -- subject of this evening's talking points memo.
-- -- believes that doubt is coming into play as far as president Obama's reelection is concerned.
With a poll showing the president pretty much tied with Mitt Romney in most Americans feeling dissatisfied.
With the direction of the country.
Even the president's most ardent supporters are on the -- There is a very good chance mr.
Obama will lose the election and the bad economic data today underlines that opinion Lou Dobbs more on that later.
So I am sensing some desperation on the part of the committed left American public.
If mr.
Obama is defeated snows there agenda.
And the country will move sharply to the right under -- Romney administration if the Democrats lose control of congress liberals and pretty much -- on the run for at least two years.
So we're beginning to see strange things happen on the left.
And here's one of the strangest.
On April 10 the website move on posted a video with the headline one dangerous word we hear all too often on Fox News and what is that dangerous work.
-- -- -- It's -- way their humanity.
We can still hear our voices to -- not in government jobs I would yeah.
-- bridges rails real conversation about immigration and human rights illegal aliens are you in the country including many murderers and rapists.
-- -- -- -- Legally -- -- and morally wrong.
Functions like we -- It's a way of legitimizing violence against a particular group of people because of what they are -- Definition of -- hate crime we can step out it's no human being is illegal but stopped I Wear it.
Okay far -- far left doesn't like the word illegal when attached to illegal aliens yes it's crazy but no it's not a big deal.
However it's predictable.
Talking points believes racism anti religious stuff and gender politics will all be introduced into the campaign by the -- thereby diverting attention away from the economy.
That nothing wrong -- liberals trying to promote their agenda free expression is what the country's all about and robust debate makes us stronger but there comes a point.
When Americans must decide who was really looking out for them.
In the common sense the part.
And that's -- now for top story tonight reaction.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- the campaign coordinator for the drop the -- word movement -- first slowly -- from El Salvador right did you come here illegally yourself.
Am now I didn't tax you're an illegal alien yourself -- But it that's not what I'm here to tell I understand but we have to define who you wore an additional -- -- Did you come here legally I came here as a war refugee from El Salvador El Salvador and my family all easily got.
1982.
I was there.
Hit -- shot that.
So I know what you're going through and I'm happy you're here I'm happy I'm here to you know part of the drop the I word legacy.
Is picking up where immigrants.
Started doing immigrant rights work in the 1980s during the sanctuary movement.
Telling their stories and pitying.
-- humanity on the front burner and making sure that our laws are humane we have -- peace.
We have I don't know we're doing now with fewer intent but again I just -- -- -- -- she came here legally you -- you went through the process.
And now you're trying to help other people do the same thing and we applaud that.
But you're misguided in the sense that you feel that using the word description illegal alien which I -- time by the way -- -- is somehow wrong.
It is a crime.
To enter the United States illegally it is a federal.
Crime.
So we're a nation of laws here we define the laws on the books as they stand so I'm not.
Committing a hate crime by saying illegal aliens -- just -- -- -- -- -- -- Of laws and we respect laws that we also respect humane laws.
We've also seen in the past that laws that weren't humane have been changed and work to change -- don't demonize people who are accurate in the description.
As.
Using a slower we're used to hate that hate word could that's not true -- got you say that it's.
That it's inaccurate and all this I think that.
You know we can take a page from Fox News let you know who doesn't use I -- at all.
Who has the policy that they will not join the bandwagon of people dehumanizing.
Immigrants and using this language that I don't think I do here at.
See I don't think I'm dehumanizing anybody by describing what the reality is -- me ask -- couple questions about your belief system.
Do you believe we should have open borders here that anyone who comes the United States should be able to come.
I think what should we should be doing right now is looking at the reality and the reality is that you're going on now we're gonna take you so -- parts of that Novo lock what you did deserve.
Things that -- write like she did it just died as a -- -- and dodged the question and now you're filibuster.
There's two things we don't allow on this program -- rephrase the question.
Do you believe in open borders that people should be able to come to the United States without any impediment.
Yes or no.
I believe that our laws should get modern I don't think I think so -- -- what you enjoy I think that -- usually charge you're in charge.
Of modernizing -- changing the law the immigration law would be under your regime.
I think that the first thing that we need to do which is why we're doing the top skyward campaign is to protect human beings at the center of this to -- law -- human beings at the center of the -- We do that -- just a point did you look for -- -- -- -- solutions to tell people what you want to.
You are -- czar.
What is the law on immigration under your regime.
I humane -- looks like what -- and who is and documented and undocumented worker I'm -- -- being able to.
To move about in a wave that will allow for them to provide for their -- -- Does everybody gets that status everybody who wants it.
You haven't even thought -- sounds simple you have not even thought this -- and -- with all due respect because -- appreciate you coming in here.
You come in here with a very hot campaign.
All right run by a far left web site.
Demonizing people like me who are actor really telling the people what's happening and you don't even know what you want.
-- only -- -- -- he got his let the you know agrees with -- -- -- you maybe to a laptop and I Fox News Latino and I like my name Barbara I where'd I lowered his race as the I word it is it's not language that is accurate and I'm not a racist we I'm just reporting what's happening to people who are coming here and they're not just Latino.
There lack there Asian.
There are Russian.
They're everywhere and they're coming here -- crossing our borders illegally therefore they are illegal aliens I'm not a racist I'm not trying to hurt anybody I'm trying to tell people the truth.
But I have to say I'm very surprised that I gave me the opportunity to define for millions of people what you want the law ought to be and you can't.
We're -- talk about the -- -- -- -- day period to talk about and I want to talk how well this is my program well that impacts.
Well they attention may not be.
No race sex while people may not be intending to be racist.
People are being impacted every day in their lives there's -- I I can't argue that there is a dinner being bullied -- there was a case of a man in Long Island who.
Before he was stabbed to death and I said it was set up.
The kids that that murdered -- said hey you illegal.
You Mexican and that's what terrible you come here and it's I'm gonna take the last word from you and one of the reasons I want parts like one of the reasons -- -- size.
-- one of the reasons I want a very disciplined fair illegal or legal migrant campaign in law is set piece.
Friends like the I don't watch stocks like that that we appreciate you coming in thank.
