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Here. Welcome to the no spin news. Monday, July 7, 2025 Stand up for your country. Well, that weekend went fast, did it not? Hope you had a good time. We had a good one out here on Long island for the chaos from an environmental thing I'll tell you about in a final thought. It was beyond bizarre and I think you'll find it interesting. But first, the talking points memo, the passage of the big bill, the tax and spend bill. So we always encourage you to watch this program with a pen and paper. So I'm going to throw a lot of stats at you. I'm going to do it slower than I usually I don't read anything. This is all ad lib for me but I usually talk at a clip that pretty energetic. I'm going to slow it down because I want you to have this information because 80% of the press has absolutely lied right to your face, man. When somebody lies to me, I don't know about you, but that's it. All right? Unless they come and apologize, they're done. I'm not going to deal with liars and the press is outrageous and I'll prove it tonight. Okay, Big bill. So the president of the United States signed it into law. July 4th, 6:43pm East coast time. Roll it a few moments. We're going to make official the greatest victory yet when I signed the one big beautiful bill. And before I start, I want to tell you that I've never seen people so happy in our country because of that. Some people. Some people. But most Americans have no blanket idea what's in the bill. And we are going to change that tonight. Okay, let's just methodically go through it. So within hours of the president signing the bill, a website called Politico, which is a liberal website, but it's a news website. Okay, headlines this. Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress. The headline is absolutely misleading and misleading on purpose. It should say Republicans just revised Medicaid. Didn't cut Medicaid, it revised it. But Politico doesn't want you to know that. It wants Democrats to regain control of Congress in 26. Politico does and it wants to frighten you. It's what that website is in business to do. And there's no excuse for it. They know better. Okay. All right. So the main thing about Medicaid is this. The country is $36 trillion in debt. Medicaid is a charitable entitlement. It's not like Social Security and Medicare where you pay into that. So the contract is we pay into it and at the end of our lives we get Medicare and Social Security checks coverage. That's not Medicaid. Medicaid is your poor. You can't afford a doctor or hospital. The state will pick up much of your medical expense and the federal government reimburses the state. All right. It is estimated that 9 million fewer people will be covered by Medicaid over the next decade. 9 million will be off the rolls. Why? Because this bill commands that anyone receiving Medicaid, able bodied, adult, no dependent children, has to look for work or volunteer at a charitable institution for 20 hours a week. Now I work 60 hours a week, 20 hours, no heavy lift. But you have to do it. And if you don't do it, you're off the Medicaid rolls. Also, you have to twice a year report an accurate income figure to the federal government. So you can't game the system. So it's estimated that 9 million people will not do that. Who are those people? Drug addicts. Okay? They're not living under a bridge somewhere. They're running around. They can't be bothered. They're high all the time. I Alcoholic, same situation. Mentally ill. They don't know. They have no control of their lives. They don't know what this bill is. They don't know where to go. They don't know what to do. Okay? And basically scoff law lay abouts. So they're not going to do it and they're gone. That saves over 10 years $1.3 trillion. We need to save it. So the layabouts and the drug addicts, the alcoholics, they don't get it. They can still go to any hospital in the country's emergency room and get treated. That's the law. So the hospitals don't like this at all. They don't like any of this because they know more people are going to come in for free treatment. And hospitals want to make money. Okay, I did not know this. 40 states out of 50 have no Medicaid regulations at all. You can be the worst drug addict in the world. You get your Medicaid payment. You don't have to do a thing. 40 out of 50, no more. Federal government is not going to reimburse unless that is on the books. And they're going to. They're going to be an apparatus. Keep track of those people. Where'd you go? Who'd you see? Where you're volunteering, whatever. Finally, there is a medical exemption. You can't work. You can't look for work, whatever it may be. You're exempted. This is a good, solid bill for the country. This. All right? Now, when you have 100 million Americans out of 340 million receiving some kind of government assistance, you got a welfare state that leads to a decline of society. 100 million people receive some kind of government largesse. It's crazy. Now, that is up 113% in 10 years. We are becoming a welfare state thanks to the Democratic Party and the progressive philosophy. Give everybody anything they want. And you heard it. You hear it every blanking day. Okay? That is an astronomical rise. It's bankrupting the United States. And a lot of those people are gaming the system. You know it, I know it. Everybody. The states, the 40 out of 50, they're gaming the system. Why should they care whether this regulations. The feds reimburse, and then the states slap on taxes as high as 6% on all Medicaid payments. So the state gets money. They say to the federal government, you got to reimburse us 6% because we're taxing it. And Trump goes, no, we're going to cap it at 3.5%. So the states, they're going to lose 2.5% on all Medicaid payments that they tax. You see the game, you see the con. Of course they don't like it. All right, any questions? Bill it below riley.com, bill it below riley.com but I think I've run it down pretty effectively. You don't understand it. I can't. I can't come to your house, okay? But every stat I gave you is in stone. We are becoming a welfare state. Now, on a tax side, okay? Tax cuts. There are no cuts. Not one cut. Let's face it. The US Economy is under stress, national debt rising, trade war shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's Why? I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place in a tax Advantage Gold IRA. They'll even help you roll over your existing IRA or 401. Tax and penalty free. 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This is an extension of the 2017 Trump tax bill. The brackets stay the same. Okay? The top bracket is I think, 38%. Okay? Very few people are in the top bracket, but that's the top bracket. 40% of American homes pay no income tax at all. Not a dime to the feds. Almost half the country pays not one dime. The other 60%, people like you, people like me, who work our butts off, we're paying all taxes, okay? Now they'll tell you the billionaires aren't paying taxes. Yeah, they are, okay, but they have so much money they don't even care. I don't have any sympathy for billionaires, but let's be honest in our assessment here. So at this point, the federal government takes in $5 trillion from us, we the taxpayers. 5 trillion. They spend 7 trillion. Government sends 7 trillion a year. So they're in a hole for 2 trillion every year. Which is why we have a 36 trillion dollar debt and rising. We got to get that down to an even parity. That's why you're seeing all of these things. Trump administration believes by keeping the tax rates the same that more people will prosper, will have more cash, more people will work, business will expand because there are some new business deductions in here and they'll hire More people, so tax money will flow. More tax money. That's the theory. And it works. If you look at the historical amount of money coming into the federal government. So all of this tax breaks for the rich, billionaires, this. It's all a lie. It's cooked up by the progressive left and the Democratic Party, because that's all they got. A lot of these progressives are socialists. They want the government to control the economy. They don't want a free country. Keep that in mind. And that's a memo. All right, so let me go. I'm going to do four reactions to the passage of this bill. The first is the socialist Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. Go. This is the largest. This is the largest withdrawal and ending of health care in American history. 17 million people in our country. 17 million Americans in our country are going to lose their Medicaid. They're going to lose their ACA insurance. No, they're not going to lose it if they comply with the rules, okay? Now, Ocasio Cortez wants socialized medicine again. That's something you have to understand. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Cortez, they want the government to pay all health costs for everybody. That's what they want, okay? And that would bankrupt the system. So that they'd have to pay, Instead of a 38% top income tax, it would have to be 65% to cover that, because, remember, 40% don't pay any of American homes. So you'd have to raise that level from 38 to 65 to even come close to covering the government covering health care costs. But that's what they want. Punish achievement. They don't like people who have a lot of money. All right, so that's Ocasio Cortez. Now we got Erin Burnett. Erin Burnett is a 7 o' clock anchor on CNN and she's an avowed liberal. All right, Joe, he's very clear about how many people are going to be kicked off of health care until you were against this. No, ma'. Am. No, ma', am. No, ma. Listen, listen, if you want to do the editorial, just go ahead and you don't need me on here. Good for him. Okay. Kicked off health care? Yeah, if you don't look for work. I guess you got a problem with that, Aaron, huh? Third, msnbc, the most radical left news organization in the country. He'll be signing into law a bill that virtually everyone on Capitol Hill either openly or tacitly admits is a piece of garbage. I mean, its fundamental structure, like the big things, it does is hand out tax cuts to the very wealthy and to corporations and cuts nearly a trillion dollars with a T out of Medicaid over the next decade. Okay, Very wealthy corporations, they hate corporations, by the way. These people, even though corporations pay health costs for their employees, they're so stupid, it's painful. Okay, so the corporate tax rate is 21%, stays the same. They didn't cut it. But The Socialists wanted 50%. And of course that would mean that the corporations let fire all these people because capitalism dictates operations are in this to make money. Socialists don't want that. All right, you can write off a few things under this bill you couldn't. And that's what they're seizing on, the socialists. The final one is Congressman Robert Garcia of California. First, this bill is horrific for the American public. And certainly it is crazy that you would have Republicans in competitive districts voting to rip away health care, rip away food assistance so that they can give huge tax breaks to billionaires. That is the biggest lie I think I've heard. Nobody's ripping anything away from anybody. And of course NBC's Meet the Press. No pushback on that. Say whatever you want. All right, I just threw this in because those of us in very heavily taxed states like New York, where I am, we got to pay fed and state income tax. Now, there's a break in there up to 40,000 that you can write off for your state income tax for higher earners. But here are the states that have the highest income taxes. This is just state. California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, Maine. What are all of those states have in common? What do all of them have in common? They're all liberal. All liberal states run by the Democratic machine. Every one of them. Wisconsin is close, but it's left. They just want to take money away from the achievers and give it to the have nots. That's it. Okay. You know that one friend who somehow knows everything about money? Yeah. Now imagine they live in your phone. Say hey to Experian, your big financial friend. 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Deportation migrants. So President travels Des Moines, Iowa, July 3rd 3rd Farmers are screaming, look, we don't have enough help. We can't get people to work in the fields, can't harvest our crops. We need to have migrants do that. And here's what President Trump said. Go. We got to work with the farmers and people that have hotels and leisure properties, too. We're going to work with them and we're going to work very strong and smart. And we're going to put you in charge. We're going to make you responsible. And I think that that's going to make a lot of people happy. Now, serious radical right people who I also happen to like a lot. They may not be quite as happy, but they'll understand. No. And I can understand the hard right. The older right wants all migrants deported. I'll just give you one. There's a million of them. You can just go on X and all these places. And this is from a woman named Melissa Melendez. Melendez from California, used to be a state senator out there, quote, so if I'm to understand this correctly, we should look the other way regarding illegal immigration. As long as it's in the construction, hotel or restaurant industries. This is far beyond disappointing. It's infuriating. So Ms. Melendez and members of the hard right want everybody who's here without proper credentials out. But Trump and other people say, look, we get into a crisis stage with workers because we can't fill the jobs, particularly in agriculture, service industry jobs, that kind of thing. But this solution is fairly easy. Congress should pass laws that give out more green cards, okay, Special visas to do agricultural work. That's what should happen. It's not hard. Trump gets behind it. They could do it tomorrow because Democrats all vote for that. Hey, Bill O'Reilly here. Under President Biden, we saw the American dream slip away from any because of record spending, open borders, policies that ignited inflation. But that's all changing. President Trump has laid out a vision to restore American prosperity. And I want you to consider what we have in this vision. So please join me at investment expert Alexander Green for a special event called the Rebirth of the American Dream, where we will reveal Donald Trump's plan to eliminate inflation while supercharging growth. How a new wave of AI could create unprecedented wealth Tales on six Pacific stocks, the Potential to soar in Trump's second term and a complete roadmap to achieving your own American dream. Plus, everyone who attends gets a chance to claim a free copy of my number one best selling book, Confronting the Presidents. Please visit trumpsamericandream.com now to secure your spot. All right, I got a guy booked today I want to talk to. His name is Jose Antonio Vargas. Come to us from Berkeley, California. He's got a book out in paperback. Originally, he wrote this book in September 18th, but he's upgraded it. In the introduction of the book, he recites me, quote, since publicly declaring my Undocumented Status 2011, greeted by the likes of Bill O'Reilly as the most famous illegal in America. I visited cities and towns of 49 states, engaging all kinds of people. Most Americans, I discovered, have no idea how the immigration system works, what the immigration citizenship process requires, how difficult, if not downright impossible, it is for undocumented people to get legal. All the while, undocumented workers like me pay billions of taxes to a government that detains and deports us. That sounds pretty dastardly to me. And As I said, Mr. Vargas joins us from Berkeley, California. So you and I don't see this eye to eye, Mr. Vargas, but we do have some common ground. I believe that Congress should make it easier for foreign nationals to work in this country. They have to have a clean sheet. They have to have no crime. They have to be responsible people. They probably have to put up some kind of collateral to get in here. All that can be done. But I do not agree with you that the immigration process is that difficult. I'll cite the stats. Okay, so there are 4 million legal Filipino immigrants in this country right now. At least that stat is three years old. So you got to probably about 5 or 6 million population Philippines, 117 million. So we'd be pretty generous to the islands. All right. In the last five years have been about a million new green cards. I think that should be tripled to 3 million. Okay. And there are 400. There are 4 million new U.S. citizens in five years. So you say that they don't understand. Well, 4 million do. Any reply to those stats?
Jose Antonio Vargas
Well, first of all, thank you for having me. Second of all, I do think we have more in common than you think. And I think a lot of it has to do with what shared facts we have. Thank you for citing all those statistics. Actually, let me give you a little bit more statistics. So estimated 5 million Filipinos, about 1.4 million of that in California, where I grew up since 1993, there are actually more Filipinos in California than there are people in New Hampshire, Delaware and Rhode Island.
Bill O'Reilly
Right.
Jose Antonio Vargas
That's how big the Filipino population in this country has gotten. And to your point, I'm grateful that the United States has been generous to the Philippines. And I think a lot of that also has to do with the Philippines was a property of the United States. We were actually the first country that became a part of the American Empire in 1898 after the Spanish American War. So we have a long history together. Right. So the Philippines was a colony of Spain for 350 years, and then the Americans came for almost 50 years. That's why, apparently, when you go to the Philippines, where I haven't been Since I was 12, the Philippines is the most Americanized of all the Asian countries. So I just wanted to point that out now to address your question. And I've been thinking a lot about this since we just celebrated July 4th weekend. Apparently, during the Founding Fathers era, when the Thirteen Colonies declared independence from the British Empire, there were 2.5 million people in the colonies right now in this country. And I don't know if I believe these estimates. I don't know, Bill. If you do, estimates say that we have 12 million undocumented people in this country. I think there's more than 12 million. I don't really.
Bill O'Reilly
I want to. I want to. Look, I want to advance them, your belief system. Now, you're an accomplished man, okay? You won a Pulitzer Prize working for the Washington Post. You've contributed to this country. The name of your book is Dear America, Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. But you are. You have a visa. You're here. Nobody's going to kick your door and grab you at this point. But it's been a struggle, and it's been a struggle that's unfair to you because you were a people smuggler, brought you here when you were 12. Your family. When I was 12, yeah. That's not your fault. You had no.
Jose Antonio Vargas
I had no. I had no. But, but, but, Bill, to your point, it took me 31 years. I have what's called an O visa, right? So I had to leave the country.
Bill O'Reilly
This country, to get the visa, but I want to go all the way. What I'm trying to say to you and to the audience is there are ways to do it. Not easy, but nothing worthwhile is easy. You did it. Millions of other foreign nationals have come here legally. The people who come here illegally, okay, they have no right to feel entitled to be here. Now, I'm not saying they should all be mass deported. I'm not. But I want to get you taken on a few things. Joe. Biden opened the border. Okay. Did you support that?
Jose Antonio Vargas
When you say open the border, meaning what? You mean when.
Bill O'Reilly
You know what I mean. Jose, don't give me any of this. You know exactly what I mean. He opened the border. At least 12 million people poured across it, many of whom asked for asylum, not in the legal way, in the ports of entry. What did. Did you support the Biden program or not? Yes or no?
Jose Antonio Vargas
No. No, I do not.
Bill O'Reilly
What was your objection? My.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Okay, a couple of objections. The 12 million people did not come through during Biden's era.
Bill O'Reilly
They've been coming through, but at least 12 million did. At least 12. Every estimate, it's 12 to 15 under Biden poured in here, most of whom asked for asylum, violating American law because they didn't go to the port of entry. That's the stat from the federal government. You want to quibble? It gets us nowhere.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Yeah, so it gets us.
Bill O'Reilly
What objection did you have to the Biden thing? What was your objection to that by.
Jose Antonio Vargas
My objection is I think the fact that we don't have an orderly system like what you just said a few minutes ago. There should be a process that people ought to follow to come to this country.
Bill O'Reilly
Okay? And I agree we're on common ground. But what if they don't follow it? Come on, what if they don't? Well, it's a problem. We have the right to kick them out.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Well, wait a second. Yes, yes, we do. And however, that's why we have 12 million people in this country legally, because there's no process for people to follow.
Bill O'Reilly
But there is a process. There is that.
Jose Antonio Vargas
That of it. As somebody, Bill, who lived through this, I had to wait 31 years for this window of an opportunity to follow.
Bill O'Reilly
Okay, Jose, I know it. I know that. But do you know how many immigration attorneys there are in California? Thousands.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Thousands. Yes.
Bill O'Reilly
And they're getting people to stay here by using our system of due process. So don't tell me there's no way you. That you can become a legalized citizen, because there is.
Jose Antonio Vargas
So, Bill, why. Why are there 12 million undocumented people in the country then? If there's a process for them to follow the legal.
Bill O'Reilly
Because they don't want to follow it or they don't have the money to follow it. One of the two that, by the.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Way, is I think, the biggest myth in journalism that we have to break, that people don't want. Are too lazy to follow a process. Look at the doc. Look at the dreamers. The dreamers in this country had to pay $500, about 800,000 of them or so had to pay $500 so that this government doesn't deport them so that they can work legally.
Bill O'Reilly
Okay, look, there's always going to be that kind of a thing. Trump is actually. He's actually sympathetic to dreamers. But, Jose, for you to come on here and say there's no process for foreign nationals to come here legally is simply not true. They advertise on television. The immigration attorneys are at there. Come to me. I'll get you here. I'll get you there. It's a booming industry.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Bill, how many immigrants are there in the country today?
Bill O'Reilly
Do you know how many illegal immigrants.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Or immigrants in general overall? How many?
Bill O'Reilly
How many million number. It's 50 million, something like that.
Jose Antonio Vargas
About 49 million of that. 49 million. Out of that 49. This is according to the Pew Research center, which is a nonpartisan organization.
Bill O'Reilly
Right.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Within that 49 million, 12 million are undocumented. Right, those 12 again. And you and I both know that.
Bill O'Reilly
Just destroys your argument because you're saying there's no pathway and most of the people are here legally. No, no, no.
Jose Antonio Vargas
But please hear me out here. The 12 million people live with within 49 million people, right? There are people in that family, like in my own family, that could call lawyers and naturalize themselves and actually adjust and change their status. I was one of those 12 million people that couldn't just do that. I had to wait 31 years for this very specific thing so that I could legalize myself.
Bill O'Reilly
Okay, I understand that, and I'm sympathetic to it. And Congress should. It's Congress's fault. They could make new laws that impose order, but for the left to scream that we have a gestapo, that we're throwing people out and this, and we're cruel, and that's just hype. So last word. Go ahead.
Jose Antonio Vargas
One thing that we must agree on. This may be an opportunity. If there was ever an opportunity. Look, we've been talking about illegal immigration since I moved to this country in 1993, right? If there was ever an opportunity to actually fix this problem and come up with a solution, this would be all right.
Bill O'Reilly
And I agree, you and I could probably come up with this. Figure this out in two weeks, okay? Yes. But these pinheads in D.C. all have agendas, one side or the other. I agree 100%. The book is Dear America, Notes of an Undocumented citizen Jose Antonio Vargas. Jose, thanks for taking a fire. We appreciate you coming on tonight.
Jose Antonio Vargas
Thank you for having me.
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The police themselves will tell you it's 50% whether they catch the murder or not. Assault, 46%. Robbery, 28%. Rape, 27%. Vehicle theft. Only 8%. People steal cars, are arrested and prosecuted. So this is grim. I've told you and told you and told you that American law enforcement is good, probably the best in the world. I mean, you can't compare it to the police state of China or Russia, because those people. There's no rights. But the American police apparatus is good. But there's so many crimes, they're overwhelmed. So it's reactive. You're dead. And then somebody calls 911. How's that going to help you? Somebody breaks into your house, they take your stuff, you come home, you call the cops, they come. They're not going to catch him, okay? And in places like New York City, they won't even prosecute people if they catch him. And that's what killed Andrew Cuomo, because he signed that insane crime bill. That's what killed him in New York. Not the nursing home. That was bad. Or the other stuff they threw at him. It was that. So smart life. I've been a victim of a crime once. Somebody broke into my apartment in Portland, Oregon. And nobody caught the person, of course, but I'm very, very. I see the room. Wherever I go, I see the room. I'm in the most dangerous places in the country. I've been there. Most dangerous places on earth, I've been, but I see the room. I'm aware of my surroundings. I'm aware of who's hanging out. Can ask my kids, okay? Dad is taking them someplace. Dad knows who's around home. Gotta have the cameras, okay? Gotta have them now. They're gonna wear hoods. They're gonna do all that, but that inhibits the amateurs. If it's a pro, camera's not gonna stop them. Then you gotta have really good locks. And they got them. They got them. And they got to have a really good insurance company, okay? And you got to make sure the doors are locked and this and that and that. But if somebody's targeting you, don't get in. But. But they want the easy stuff. These robbers, most of them are drug addicts. They don't want the hard stuff. They want the easy stuff. You make it hard to be a crime victim, okay? You don't go. I say to my kids, if you're out after one in the morning, if you are out on the street after one, you're asking for it. You're asking for it, wrap it by one smart life. Be aware. Stay in history. July 7, 1865, four American citizens were executed, hung by the neck until dead for participating in the assassination of President Lincoln. They are. Lewis Powell, 21 years old. He attacked Secretary of State William Seward at the same time Lincoln was shot. He didn't kill Seward, but he really hurt him bad. He stabbed him a number of times. David Herald, 23 years old. He was tasked with hiding John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Lincoln. Okay. George Azeroth. All right. He was supposed to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson. But he chickened out, didn't save him. They found him, 30 years old. They hung him. And the first woman in the USA who was executed, Mary Surratt, up to her eyebrows in the conspiracy, used her boarding house to hide all the conspirators. And Booth and John Wilkes Booth. If you read Killing Lincoln, which is our best selling book ever, first one, Killing Lincoln. Okay. Booth was tracked down in Virginia, and he shot him, killed him so they didn't have to execute John Wick. Boots. Killing Lincoln. You want to know about that? That is the book. Back with fourth of July. Chaos in a moment. So here where I am, they have big fireworks display on eastern Long island, and everybody was on the beach waiting for the fireworks, and thousands and thousands of people were here, and they didn't happen. Why? Because of the piping plover bird. Unbelievable. So about an hour before the fireworks are supposed to go off, somebody saw a piping plover go to a nest. They're protected environmentally and they should be. A lot of them, we want them around. But they said, no, he's not piping blow over. No fireworks. All these people spend hundreds of dollars, sometimes thousands, to come here to watch the fireworks. And there they are. And there's no, like, bullhorn. They're waiting for the fireworks, and there's this bird, and they don't have them. It's East Hampton town. Now, I'm sympathetic, as I said, to the environmental stuff, but this was insane. Then they said, oh, what happened Sunday? No, the bird's still there or something. You couldn't move the nest or get a little something over there? I. Yeah. Anyway, that's what happened. Not whining, just reporting. Good show today. I hope you got a lot out of it. I'm Bill O'Reilly. We'll see you tomorrow. There's a lot of pressure to wear the right clothes for every situation. But the clothes don't make the man. With Mack Weldon, you can build a wardrobe that looks polished in any setting and tells the world you stay you wherever you go. 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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
Episode: The Truth About the Big Beautiful Bill, the Far-Left's Reaction, President Trump's Stance on Migrant Workers & Jose Antonio Vargas on America’s Immigration System
Release Date: July 8, 2025
In this episode of Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis, host Bill O’Reilly delves into the recent passage of the highly debated "big beautiful bill," explores the far-left's reactions, examines President Trump's stance on migrant workers, and engages in a spirited discussion with Jose Antonio Vargas regarding America's immigration system. The episode is packed with statistics, personal anecdotes, and pointed commentary aimed at providing listeners with a comprehensive understanding of these pressing issues.
Bill O’Reilly sets the stage by discussing the passage of the "big beautiful bill," signed into law by President Trump on July 4th at 6:43 PM East Coast time. He emphasizes the significance of this legislation, labeling it as “the greatest victory yet” (00:01-01:11).
Medicaid Revisions: O'Reilly critiques the coverage of the bill by liberal media outlets, particularly Politico, which he accuses of misleading headlines such as “Republicans just cut Medicaid” (01:11-06:43). He clarifies that the bill does not cut Medicaid but rather revises its terms. According to O'Reilly, the bill mandates that able-bodied Medicaid recipients without dependent children must seek employment or volunteer 20 hours a week, or risk being removed from Medicaid rolls (06:43-11:04). This, he estimates, will result in 9 million fewer people covered by Medicaid over the next decade, saving approximately $1.3 trillion (06:43-11:04).
Welfare State Concerns: O'Reilly highlights the growing dependency on government assistance, noting that 100 million Americans receive some form of government largesse, up by 113% in the past decade (11:04-19:34). He attributes this rise to the Democratic Party’s progressive philosophy, which he claims is bankrupting the United States (11:04-19:34).
Tax Policy Analysis: Continuing his analysis, O'Reilly discusses the extension of the 2017 Trump tax bill, maintaining consistent tax brackets with the top bracket at 38% (19:34-25:02). He points out that 40% of American households pay no income tax, while the remaining 60% bear the tax burden (19:34-25:02). Addressing claims about billionaires not paying taxes, O'Reilly concedes that they do, but argues their wealth makes them indifferent to tax obligations (19:34-25:02). He underscores the federal deficit, highlighting that the government spends $7 trillion annually against $5 trillion in revenue, contributing to a $36 trillion debt (19:34-25:02).
Far-Left Reactions: O'Reilly presents four reactions from the far-left to the bill:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: He accuses her of advocating for socialized medicine, which he claims would require a 65% income tax to sustain healthcare costs (25:02-27:36).
Erin Burnett (CNN): O'Reilly mocks her liberal stance, suggesting that she irresponsibly predicts millions would lose healthcare if individuals do not seek employment (27:36-29:21).
MSNBC: He characterizes MSNBC as a radical left news organization that criticizes the bill for handing tax cuts to the wealthy while cutting Medicaid (29:21-31:12).
Congressman Robert Garcia (California): O'Reilly criticizes Garcia for labeling the bill as horrific and deceitfully ripping away healthcare and food assistance to benefit billionaires (31:12-33:06).
Notable Quote:
“We are becoming a welfare state. Now, on a tax side, okay? Tax cuts. There are no cuts. Not one cut.” (19:34)
Shifting focus, O'Reilly addresses the ongoing debate over migrant workers in critical industries such as agriculture and hospitality. He recounts President Trump’s visit to Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3rd, where Trump emphasized the need for migrant workers to support farmers and industries suffering from labor shortages (33:06-34:53).
Support for Agricultural and Service Industries: O'Reilly explains that while the hard right advocates for mass deportations of undocumented migrants, Trump proposes a pragmatic solution: expanding green cards and issuing special visas for agricultural and service industry work (34:53-35:15). He highlights community feedback, including criticism from Melissa Melendez, a former California state senator, who opposes lenient policies towards undocumented workers in specific industries (34:53-35:15).
Notable Quote:
“We got to work with the farmers and people that have hotels and leisure properties, too. We're going to work with them and we're going to work very strong and smart.” (35:15)
A significant portion of the episode features a heated exchange between Bill O'Reilly and guest Jose Antonio Vargas, an acclaimed journalist and immigration activist.
O’Reilly’s Position: O'Reilly argues that the immigration system is robust and that legal pathways exist for immigrants to obtain visas and citizenship. He cites statistics indicating that there are approximately 50 million immigrants in the U.S., with 12 million being undocumented (25:02-35:15). He emphasizes that the current administration under Trump has created opportunities to legalize immigrant status efficiently (25:02-35:15).
Vargas’s Counterpoints: Vargas challenges O'Reilly’s assertions by highlighting the systemic barriers immigrants face. He points out that despite the supposed legal pathways, many undocumented immigrants struggle to navigate the complex and often insurmountable immigration process. Vargas shares his personal experience of waiting 31 years for an opportunity to legalize his status, questioning the efficacy and accessibility of the existing system (25:37-32:40).
Key Arguments:
Accessibility of Legal Processes: Vargas argues that while legal avenues exist, they are not accessible to all, particularly those lacking resources or legal assistance (32:05-32:40).
Reality of Undocumented Population: He stresses that the figure of 12 million undocumented immigrants might even be underestimated, suggesting the need for comprehensive reform (32:40-35:15).
Notable Quotes:
Bill O'Reilly (28:07): “They have to have a clean sheet. They have to have no crime. They have to be responsible people.”
Jose Antonio Vargas (27:36): “I had to wait 31 years for this window of an opportunity to follow.”
Conclusion of Debate: Despite their disagreements, O’Reilly and Vargas find common ground on the necessity of having an orderly system for immigration. However, Vargas maintains that the current system is flawed and inaccessible for many, while O’Reilly believes that the pathways are sufficient but underutilized due to personal choices and financial constraints (33:06-35:15).
O’Reilly provides a brief update on the devastating floods in Texas, describing the scene as chaotic and tragic. He recounts how the federal government is preparing to provide relief, criticizing those who blame external factors instead of recognizing the severity of natural disasters (33:49-35:15).
Notable Quote:
“Could be about 100 dead before it's all over. President Trump going there on Friday. Federal government is, you know, going to provide relief.” (34:40-34:53)
In his final segment, O’Reilly shares an unexpected incident that disrupted a local Fourth of July fireworks display in East Hampton, Long Island. The event was canceled due to the presence of a protected piping plover bird near the fireworks site. O'Reilly expresses frustration over the decision, highlighting the conflict between environmental protection and public celebrations.
Details:
Protected Species: The piping plover is a protected species, and its nesting area was identified near the intended fireworks site (34:53-35:15).
Public Disappointment: Thousands had gathered for the fireworks, only to be disappointed by the last-minute cancellation, leading to frustration and confusion among attendees (34:53-35:15).
Notable Quote:
“So about an hour before the fireworks are supposed to go off, somebody saw a piping plover go to a nest. They're protected environmentally and they should be. A lot of them, we want them around.” (34:53-35:15)
Bill O’Reilly wraps up the episode by reaffirming his commitment to providing unfiltered analysis and encouraging listeners to engage with the topics discussed. He underscores the importance of understanding the nuances behind legislative changes, immigration policies, and real-world events impacting American society.
Statistical Insights: The episode is rich with statistics, such as the national debt of $36 trillion, federal spending of $7 trillion against $5 trillion in revenue, and the projection of 9 million fewer Medicaid beneficiaries (06:43-11:04, 19:34-25:02).
Characterization of Political Figures: O’Reilly often characterizes far-left politicians and media figures negatively, portraying them as obstructive to economic and legislative progress (25:02-33:06).
Personal Anecdotes: O’Reilly shares personal experiences, including a crime he fell victim to, to illustrate broader points about law enforcement and public safety (35:15-End).
Bill O’Reilly on Medicaid Revisions:
“So they don't want you to know that. It wants Democrats to regain control of Congress in 26. Politico does and it wants to frighten you.” (02:07)
On America's Welfare State:
“We are becoming a welfare state. Now, on a tax side, okay? Tax cuts. There are no cuts. Not one cut.” (19:34)
Immigration Process Discussion:
“But please hear me out here. ... If there was ever an opportunity to actually fix this problem and come up with a solution, this would be all right.” (33:06-35:15)
Fireworks Cancellation Due to Piping Plover:
“There's no, like, bullhorn. They're waiting for the fireworks, and there's this bird, and they don't have them.” (34:53)
This comprehensive summary encapsulates the multifaceted discussions in Bill O’Reilly’s episode, providing listeners with a clear understanding of the key issues addressed and the perspectives presented.