David Letterman Quotes
Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a huge debate with Arianna Huffington about immigration - going back and forth - finally immigration came in and hauled them both away.
Letterman, David. "Monologue." Late Show with David Letterman, Worldwide Pants, CBS, 2003.
The quote is often misreported as “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal illegal immigration."
He was referring to the proposal to erect a fence between Mexico and the United States to stop illegal immigration.
Not all segments of the Republican Party perceived that they needed immigration reform. Some greatly feared more non-whites coming into the country and ending the traditional majority of whites. After the 1964 Civil Rights Bill was passed, almost all the racist Democrats of the “solid South” switched to the Republican Party and the last thing they want is to allow the 11 million mostly Hispanic and/or Black undocumented immigrants to become citizens and vote.
He was furious at Donald Trump's campain promise to build a very hiogh wall alont the entire border between the U. S. and Mexico. But what galled most Mexicans more than anything else was that Trump promised that he would force the Mexican's to pay for the wall.
He introduced his bill that would provide Amnesty for many undocumented immigrants--oven called "illegal aliens". He started the "Dreamers"-the 2 million children who were brought to America at very young ages by parents who did not enter legally. They have grown up in America and it is the only home they have ever known. Many do not even speak or are not literate in the language of their birth country and their only roots and allegiances are to the United States. There was a very loud and passionae minority of South Carolina voters who wanted these children to be departed to countries most have no memories or knowledge of--to punsh them for the "sins" of their parents.
David Michael Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996, Letterman was ranked 45th on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. In 2002, The Late Show with David Letterman was ranked seventh on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
