Proof For Your Liberal Friend: Illegal Immigrants Are Destroying America

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Matt Walsh Show
Episode: Proof For Your Liberal Friend: Illegal Immigrants Are Destroying America
Release Date: July 9, 2025

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Introduction

In the July 9, 2025 episode of The Matt Walsh Show, host Matt Walsh delves into the contentious issue of illegal immigration, arguing that illegal immigrants are detrimental to America. Throughout the episode, Walsh critiques the demands of illegal immigrants, questions the benefits they bring to the country, and scrutinizes the responses from both local governments and liberal advocates.

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Key Discussions and Arguments

1. Demands of Illegal Immigrants in Denver

Walsh begins by addressing a specific incident in Denver, where a group of illegal immigrants presented a list of 13 demands to the city officials. These demands include access to free immigration lawyers, fresh cooking ingredients for culturally appropriate meals, unrestricted shower access, regular medical professional visits, and employment support.

• Quote:
  "[11:07] News Reporter: The Camp as Collective came up with a list of demands that came after."
  "[11:12] Migrant Advocate: A petition by city officials for migrants to move from this encampment near train tracks under a bridge to indoor shelters funded by the city."

Walsh criticizes these demands as indicative of entitlement and dependency, suggesting that illegal immigrants prioritize their needs over contributing to society.

• Quote:
  *"[00:41] Matt Walsh: ...the only phrase he can communicate is give me... *"
  "[00:48] Matt Walsh: ...all you need to know is give me. Just walk into the country and say, give me. Give me, give me, give me house, give me food."

2. Lack of Contribution and Dependence

A central theme in Walsh's argument is the perceived lack of contribution from illegal immigrants. He challenges the notion that these individuals add value to American society, emphasizing that their primary actions are to take rather than give.

• Quote:
  "[00:56] Matt Walsh: ...what is he bringing to the table, aside from demands... he can’t explain that because all he can say is give me."
  "[01:10] Matt Walsh: ...there is zero benefit to the country. Are you aware of house bill section 702?"

Walsh juxtaposes the demands of illegal immigrants with the perceived burdens they place on public resources, arguing that taxpayers are unfairly bearing the costs.

3. Critique of Government and Leftist Responses

Walsh extends his critique to government policies and the left’s handling of immigration. He mentions House Bill Section 702, which he describes as a privacy concern, but quickly pivots back to immigration, indicating a broader distrust of governmental intervention.

• Quote:
  "[00:57] Matt Walsh: ...House Bill Section 702... Congress just renewed it for another two years."
  "[01:54] Matt Walsh: ...they have invited this kind of attitude."

He argues that liberal policies encourage illegal immigration by not enforcing existing laws strictly enough, leading to increased demands and strain on local resources.

4. Humanitarian Concerns vs. Legal Boundaries

Walsh addresses the humanitarian aspect by sharing a hypothetical scenario where an illegal immigrant expresses gratitude and willingness to contribute, only to maintain that such positive attitudes rarely manifest among the groups he criticizes.

• Quote:
  "[02:40] Matt Walsh: I would love to see, just once, just once, just once, I'd love to see an interview with an illegal immigrant who says... 'I love America. I'm grateful to be here.'"
  "[02:55] Matt Walsh: We never do. I mean, we're told. We're always told that all of these immigrants who come here are. Have that kind of attitude, that go get them attitude. We don't see it. We don't hear it."

5. Personal Stories and Emotional Appeals

The episode includes personal stories, such as that of Yaniti Pena from Rochester, New York, who describes her traumatic experience migrating from El Salvador to the United States. Walsh uses these stories to highlight what he perceives as the failings of government-assisted migration programs.

• Quote:
  "[16:18] Yaniti Pena: It took her and her children a month and a half to get from El Salvador to Mexico... they arrived in January of this year and lived at the Holiday Inn downtown for four months."
  "[16:59] Yaniti Pena: Do you like America, but not Rochester?"
  "[17:07] Matt Walsh: No, no. Good. Rochester."

Walsh interprets these accounts as evidence of the challenges and shortcomings faced by illegal immigrants, arguing that the assistance provided is inadequate and fails to address their needs effectively.

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Insights and Conclusions

Throughout the episode, Matt Walsh reinforces his stance that illegal immigrants are a burdensome presence in America, primarily seeking to take without giving back. He emphasizes the importance of adhering to legal boundaries and criticizes both governmental policies and liberal ideologies for what he perceives as their role in exacerbating immigration issues.

Walsh calls for stricter enforcement of immigration laws and greater accountability from both immigrants and the entities that support them. He challenges his liberal counterparts to provide meaningful justifications for allowing illegal immigrants to reside in the country, asserting that there are no tangible benefits.

• Final Quote:
  "[17:47] Matt Walsh: ...it's not moral to cede to these kinds of demands."

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Notable Exclusions

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Conclusion

Matt Walsh's episode "Proof For Your Liberal Friend: Illegal Immigrants Are Destroying America" presents a stern critique of illegal immigration, emphasizing the challenges and perceived negative impacts on American society. Through personal anecdotes, policy critiques, and rhetorical questions, Walsh argues for stricter immigration controls and challenges the efficacy of current liberal approaches to handling undocumented immigrants.

Transcript

[Matt Walsh]

Anything I can need there. Give me. Just give it. Yeah.

[News Reporter]

The camp, as a collective, came up with a list of demands. They're not receiving any kind of official housing.

[Matt Walsh]

Why should English people pay for you to have a house? Maybe the. Maybe they give me house. They give me anything I can need there. Give me. Just give it. Yeah. Why? Because it's people. Because people. England is perfect. Oh, so you think we're so, we're all. Do you think we're all rich people? Like I said, I can't. I mean, I can't improve on it. That's it. Everything about that is the problem. Every part of it. This is a guy coming from Africa, living in a tent, can't speak English. The only words he knows are give me. The only thing he can communicate is give me. And think about that for a second. Think about what that means, right? Because it's like if you were. If you're a tourist and you're going to a foreign country where they speak a foreign language and you're talking to someone who maybe has been in the country, that country before or is from that country, and you might ask them, like, what are, you know, I don't know the language. But what are some. They give you, like some phrases that. So you're not gonna learn the whole language before you go, but they want to give you. They'll give you a few phrases that you will help you get around. Like, so if you're going to Italy and you're going to spend a week there, and you don't know Italian, so maybe you talk to Italian person, like, give me a few, you know, just like a few, A few handy phrases that I would need, right? If I'm in Italy, like, whatever, I'd like to order spaghetti. You know, can I join the Mafia? Like, whatever, whatever it is you say when you're in Italy. So for these African illegals, before they go to an English speaking country and they're talking amongst themselves and they're saying, okay, what are the main phrases I need when I go to this place and they've decided the only phrase they need is give me. Once you get there, all you need to know is give me. Just walk into the country and say, give me. Give me, give me, Give me house, give me food. I mean, you have to laugh because otherwise, otherwise you will scream in inarticulate rage. Because those are the only two options. Why I would like anyone on the left, and I know that this is totally fruitless, they can't, they won't do it. But I would love for anyone on the left to try to explain why we would want that guy in our country, okay? Whether it's that guy who's going to the UK or that we have those guys coming to this country as well. Why do we want that guy in our country? What is he bringing to the table, aside from demands? I didn't say what is he taking from the table? There's a lot he wants to take from it. He'll take the food off the table and he'll take the table and say he'll take everything. We know that. But what is he bringing to it? Okay, the question that he was posed, that he didn't understand because he doesn't know English. And you have these people coming to the country, they don't know English. They don't care about the culture, they don't care about assimilating. They're not interested in it. They'll make zero attempt to do it. They're only here to take. That's the only reason they come. When these migrants come to the country, they come to take. That's it. That's why they're here. But the question he asked. He was asked was a very fair question. Why should. Not only why should we let you here in the first place, but why should taxpayers pay for you? Why? Give me a reason. Give me any reason why we should let you in here or even more so, pay for you. What are you bringing to the table? Well, he can't explain that because all he can say is give me. He's bringing his neediness to the table. He's bringing his demands to the table. But can anyone, can any Democrat, anyone on the left who is able to speak at least a little bit more English, can they explain why we want that guy in the country? So what you can't do is you can't say, oh, well, because he's really put upon and poor and all that. No, no, that's why he wants to. I know why he wants to come to the country. I understand that. We all understand his motivations. We understand what he gets out of it. What I'm saying is, what do we get out of it? But you can't answer that question because the answer is nothing. We do not benefit at all in the slightest bit from having a guy like that in the country. There is zero benefit to the country. Are you aware of house bill section 702? It extends the rights of government agencies to legally monitor American citizens without requiring a warrant. Congress just renewed it for another two years. While we should demand better privacy protections from our government, it's also important to take steps to protect yourself in the meantime. One significant way that our privacy is compromised is through your browsing history. 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Find out how you can get four months free by scanning the QR code on screen, click the link in the description box below, or by going to expressvpn.com mattwalshshow Post reports migrants in Denver on Monday submitted a list of 13 demands that that they say the city must meet before they leave their packed encampment and head into shelters. The group refused to budge until their extensive list, which includes access to a free immigration lawyer and fresh cooking ingredients, is met as they battle with the Denver Human Services. The migrants consisted of families living under a bridge and near train tracks, issued their demands after Democratic Mayor Mike Johnson petitioned to have the group removed. The group's top demand was that they cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients provided by the city instead of pre made meals rice, chicken, flour, oil, butter, tomatoes, onions, et cetera. Also, people will not be punished for bringing in and eating outside food. That's just one of the demands. Well, let's just go. So we have the 13 demands that these migrants who've come to our country illegally and do not legally belong here, these are the demands that they're making. These are demands, by the way. Like all Denver is trying to do is say, well, don't live on the street. We'll provide you with actual physical shelter. So Denver's doing way more than they should be doing. Because what they should be doing, or way less I suppose, is another way of looking at it, depending on how you look at it. Because what they should be doing is putting these illegal immigrants on buses and sending them back to their own countries of Course, Denver's not doing that. Instead, they're just saying, well, why don't you come inside? It's nice and warm here. And these entitled illegal immigrants are saying, well, no, we will not take you up on that kindness until you have done all of these other things that we demand. So here are some of the demands as we just heard. Migrants will cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients. That's how you know that these people are starving, right? They're starving and desperate and they're seeking asylum. They're fleeing persecution. That's how you know, because people that are desperate in a position like that, you know, they're always worried about culturally appropriate ingredients. This is what we're supposed to believe that these are. These are starving people who desperately need our help, and they're being provided food. And they're saying, excuse me, these ingredients aren't culturally appropriate. They're not fresh enough for my taste. I can't eat them. It's not fresh. I need fresh. Oh, look at that tomato. That tomato's not fresh. Take it back. Get it away from me. They are demanding to eat better than the average American citizen does. Like the average American citizen does not eat round the clock with fresh ingredients, unfortunately. And these illegal immigrants are saying, I want. No, I don't just want what everyone else has who's a legal citizen. I want more than they have. I want to live better than they do. And I'm not going to earn it. I'm not going to work for it. I need you to just give it to me. Number two. Shower access will be available without time limits and can be accessed whenever. We are not in the military. We're civilians. You're civilians, but you're not citizens, are you? Medical professional visits will happen regularly and referrals, connections for specialty care will be made as needed. All will receive the same housing support that has been offered to others. There needs to be a clear, just process before exiting someone for any reason. All shelters will receive connection to employment support. And then they want lawyers and a bunch of other things, too. Okay, These are the demands they're making. Before we talk about this, let's go to a local news report that interviewed someone to explain a little bit more about these immigrant demands. Let's watch.

[News Reporter]

The Camp as Collective came up with a list of demands that came after.

[Migrant Advocate]

A petition by city officials for migrants to move from this encampment near train tracks under a bridge to indoor shelters funded by the city.

[News Reporter]

This morning, they sent buses to take people over without presenting that document. And without having any kind of signature for accountability.

[Migrant Advocate]

That's what migrant advocate V. Reeves says the city responded with. Instead of meeting the migrants demands, we've.

[Matt Walsh]

Been offering time and shelter, basically just trying to get families to leave that camp and come inside.

[Migrant Advocate]

John Ewing with Denver Human Services says shelter comes with its perks, namely getting out of these conditions outdoors, which comes.

[Matt Walsh]

With, you know, three square meals a day. You can cook your own if you'd like to.

[Migrant Advocate]

That is one of the main demands by these migrants who have had their grievances in the past about the food provided by the city.

[News Reporter]

There have been so many complaints about the food being spoiled or not being enough and malnutrition amongst children.

[Migrant Advocate]

Migrants who do stay in shelters are often put on a path toward a work permit. Reeves says these folks haven't received the same benefits.

[News Reporter]

They're not receiving any kind of official housing or immigration.

[Matt Walsh]

I can't even listen. It makes me sick. It makes me sick. I can't even laugh about it. It just makes me sick that we're allowing this in our country. You know, on second thought, years ago when Trump made the left so angry by saying that some worrying percentage of illegal immigrants are criminals and drug dealers, rapists and so on, as we recall all the outrage over that statement, he really did make a mistake because he should not have said that. I mean, he shouldn't have said just that. He should have also mentioned that a lot of them are whiny little babies. And that is an even more pervasive problem. There appears to be much more of that, as we have discovered. Many of certainly the people that we just saw and that have created these demands, these are self entitled egomaniacs. I mean, imagine doing this. Imagine doing this. You can't imagine it. If you're a normal, decent person, you cannot imagine this. You cannot imagine going to another country and breaking their law by sneaking in, literally setting up camp inside one of their cities and then angrily denouncing them for not providing you with room service, essentially. You would never do that, right? You would never even think about doing that. You would never show up in someone else's country, in someone else's home and go, listen up, here's what I need from you. I mean, think about doing that in someone's actual house. Think about barging in to someone's actual house and going, okay, here are my ground rules that you need to obey while I'm in your house, if you want me to be in your house, here's what you need to do. Well, I don't want you to be in my house. Well, never mind. I'm staying. Here's what I need you to do. It's insane. It's insane that we allow this. It's insane that these people are not being rounded up and shipped back to where they came from. And we have invited this kind of attitude. You know what? I would love to. I would love to see, just once, just once, just once, I'd love to see an interview with an illegal immigrant who says, you know, hey, man, I'm just really happy to be here. And I love America. I'm grateful to be in this country. I'm grateful to be. I love this country. I have been. I've always admired America, even before I lived here. And I'm so grateful to be here, and I'm willing to do whatever is necessary to contribute. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for breaking the law coming here. I am. But I did it for my family. And my old country is a terrible place, and I'm so happy to be gone from it. And I want to be a part of American culture. And I'm so grateful, and I want to thank America for having me. I would love to hear that. We never do. I mean, we're told. We're always told that all of these immigrants who come here are. Have that kind of attitude, that go get them attitude. We don't see it. We don't hear it. Where is that interview? Now, granted, even if one of these people did say that, I would still deport them. Like, if it were up to me, I would. And my response would be, I appreciate that. I really do. Thank you for that. You got a wonderful attitude. I'll shake your hand. Great attitude, sir. Now leave. So I would still, one way or another, like, no hard feelings. We have laws here, and they have to be obeyed, and you're not exempt from them, even with a good attitude. All right, here's a report from. This is News 10 in Rochester, New York, reporting on more controversy surrounding the illegal immigrants that are flooding into the country. Watch this.

[Yaniti Pena]

Yaniti Pena. She was overcome with emotions. She feels the weight of the world on her right now. It took her and her children a month and a half to get from El Salvador to Mexico, where they crossed the country into Texas. They got moved to New York City, and they were in a housing program that sent them here to Rochester. They arrived in January of this year and lived at the Holiday Inn downtown for four months, and they were moved here three weeks ago.

[Matt Walsh]

It's very traumatic. She says it's been quite traumatic. Everything that was told to us to come to Monroe county, to Rochester, hasn't been fulfilled.

[Yaniti Pena]

Do you like America, but not Rochester?

[Matt Walsh]

No, no. Good. Rochester.

[Yaniti Pena]

Do you want to stay in America?

[Matt Walsh]

Yeah. So she doesn't like Rochester. Who does? I mean, in fairness, who likes Rochester? Who wants to live there? Although beggars can't be choosers here. And this is like the most literal application of that saying that you could think of. She says it's very traumatic. It's very traumatic. She's traumatized by being provided free housing and free food. She's traumatized by the fact that she illegally came to a foreign country and was provided free stuff. Now, I will say that the housing they were given apparently didn't have gas or power. That's what they say. There was no gas, there was no power in the house. There were bugs in the refrigerator or something. So not exactly five star accommodations. Does that mean that we have something to apologize for as Americans? Does that give this woman a right to be traumatized by it? Absolutely not. You're coming here en masse looking for free stuff. Well, this is what you get, and it's more than you should get because you should get absolutely nothing for free except a free ride back to where you came from. Although I'd make you pay for that, too. If it was up to me, I'd make you pay for that, too. Now, the good news is that you don't have to be stuck with that. Like, I wouldn't want to live in a house like that either. I wouldn't want to live in Rochester. I wouldn't want to live in a house that doesn't have gas or power. I don't want to live in a house that has a refrigerator with bugs in it. I don't want any of that. Well, the good news is, like, you're not being forced to live there. You can go back to your home where you came from. And then if you want something better in America, you can come here legally and start from scratch and build a life for yourself. And you can have as good a life as you can possibly build for yourself. If, you know, if you want to live in a. In a really nice house that has. Or at least one that has electricity, let's start there then. If you're a legal citizen of the country, then you can go out and earn that. But when you're demanding free things like this, this is. This is what you get. And you're not even a citizen. And by the way, it's more than an American would get in the reverse, okay? If we go illegally to any of these countries where people are coming to us and we just show up there and say, hey, I'm here. Give me a place to live and give me food for me and my whole family and my extended relatives too, who I'm bringing along, if we said that we would get nothing, we would get. We would be on the street is what. What would happen to us? And if somehow we were given something, we showed up in one of these countries and we said, hey, give me a. I know I don't belong here, I don't live here, I'm not a citizen at all, and I've already broke your laws just by coming here in the first place, but give my whole family a place to live, and then if we actually somehow were given that place to live, and then we raised our hands and said, oh, I'm sorry, no, this is not acceptable. I need. No, I need something better than this. This isn't good enough. I know that what you've given me is actually still better than what many of the actual citizens of your country have, but I want something above that. I want better living conditions than what millions of your own citizens have. If we said that, our demands would not be heeded. So it just doesn't. It doesn't work that way. And it doesn't work. It can't work that way here. It's just not possible, it's not feasible, it's not affordable, and it's also not moral. It's not moral to cede to these kinds of demands.