The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Trump Gets Blasted for Breaking Up Migrant Families | Karen Bass

Episode Date: June 19, 2018

Critics blast President Trump for separating migrant kids from their parents, Roy Wood Jr. and Michael Kosta take on the 2018 World Cup, and Trevor talks with Rep. Karen Bass. Learn more about your a...d-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 You're listening to Comedy Central. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast. The Weekly Show is going to be coming out every Thursday. So exciting. You'll be saying to yourself, TGID. Thank God it's Thursday we're going to be talking about. All the things that hopefully obsess you in the same way that they obsess me. The election. Economics. Earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about
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Starting point is 00:01:33 I'm Trevor Noah, thank you so much for tuning in. Let's get into it. Our guest tonight is a Democratic Congress member from South LA. Karen Bass is joining us, everybody. We're going to be talking about immigration policy and what some members of Congress are trying to do about it. So we'll be getting to that in a bit. But first, let's catch up on today's headlines.
Starting point is 00:01:59 First up, if you had a birthday on Saturday and you're wondering why nobody showed up, it was probably because of this. It was a super surprise for Jay-Z and Beyonce fans. The married couple releasing a joint album together for the first time, the blockbuster announcement, breaking the internet and causing an immediate reaction around the globe. The new nine-track album called Everything is Love was accompanied by a stunning music video, shot in the halls of the iconic Louvre in Paris,
Starting point is 00:02:31 the world's largest museum. Oh, nice, nice. Yeah, when B and J shoot their video at the Louvre, everyone loves it. But when I do stand up there, people are like, I'm trying to look at the art, asshole. Nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. thi. thi, thi, th, th, th, and, and, and, and, and, and, and th, and th, and th, and th, and, and th. th. th. th. th. And, to, to, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. thea. the the the the the too the the too too the the too th thean, and, and, like, I'm trying to look at the art, asshole. Nice, nice. You know, only Beyonce and Jay-Z could use the world's greatest museum as their backdrop. And you know, and you know that them filming in front of the Mona Lisa
Starting point is 00:02:56 has increased its value now. You know that, right? Yeah. Because from now on, there's going to be some people who go there and be like their and be like there and be like there and be like there and be like there and be like there and be like there and be like there and be like there and be like their chick from the video, look. That's when you know, man. That's when you know you're operating at the next level, when the Mona Lisa is your video vixen. In other news, President Trump also took it to the next level today. I'm here by directing the Department of Defense and Pentagon to immediately begin the process necessary to establish a space force as the sixth branch of the armed forces. That's a big statement. We are going to have the Air Force and we are going to have the Space Force.
Starting point is 00:03:46 Separate but equal. There's no place like space. The Space Force. Space Force. I don't even know where to start, right? He just canceled military exercises on the Korean Peninsula because they were too expensive. Now he's literally blasting that money into space, the same guy. And on top of that, I don't know if you pick that up th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th, th, th, th, th th th th th th th th th th th th th th the, the the their, their, their, their the, their, there's there, there's there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, the the the the the the, the, the, th th th th th th the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the Now he's literally blasting that money into space, the same guy. And on top of that, I don't know if you pick that up, but separate but equal?
Starting point is 00:04:11 Yeah? Why would he say that? It's almost like Trump is sneaking racist Easter eggs into his presidency now. He's like, and introducing the mascot for Space Force, Jim, Jim. Everybody give it up for Jim. All right, let's move on to our main story. Immigration. From the start of Trump's time in office, his administration has been working hard to shut that shit down. They cut down on visas, they kicked out refugees, they screwed over the darker kids, and even ramped up deportations. So it's a scary time to be an immigrant in America.
Starting point is 00:04:49 In fact, it's gotten so bad that during the World Cup, all the announcers on Telemundo have started whispering. Like he passes to the winger and go... Go... Shhh! Shhh! So every day, the Trump administration has been inching closer to their goal of being the Norway of the West. But after enacting their latest policy of taking children away from their parents at the
Starting point is 00:05:11 border, they seem to have hit a wall. The battle over the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy on immigration is intensifying, with lawmakers in both parties, condemning it as cruel and inhumane. Members of the president's own party say the policy is un-American. Former First Lady Laura Bush wrote, Our government should not be in the business of warehousing children in converted box stores. The evangelicals, people like Franklin Graham calling it disgraceful, Cardinal Dolan called it unjust. The Pope tweeted this, children must be able to play, study, and grow in a peaceful environment.
Starting point is 00:05:47 Woe to anyone who stifles their joyful impulse to hope. Damn, if even the Catholic Church is judging you for how you treat children, you're done a-duck. And it's not hard. And it's not hard to see why anyone with a soul is upset, right? We've all heard the stories about traumatized children, the federal government deporting parents but keeping their kids. We've even seen images of how Homeland Security is holding some of these children in cages.
Starting point is 00:06:20 There's no way that you can defend this, unless you work at Fox and France. Because I don't know if you guys know this, but apparently that cage is not a cage. We got from the Border Patrol some of the images inside these detention facilities. Look, I'm from a farm community. To me, I see the chain-link fences. It's more like a security pen to me. You do see some fencing, but keep in mind, some have referred to them as cages, but keep in mind, this is a great big warehouse facility where they built walls out of chain-link fences. Wow. I never ever thought out here a positive spin on detaining children. She's like, look, I'm a cage-half-full kind of guy, you know? After all, what is a chain-link
Starting point is 00:07:02 fence if not a wall made of silver linings? I mean, think about it. Look, man, we're not idiots. A cage is a cage. Can you imagine if Fox and Friends did the announcing for WWE, those fights would suck? And now, we have two great friends standing on a chain-link partition. They are really enjoying their time on this fence-like structure. That is in no way a cage. Oh, oh, oh, oh, he's helping him to the ground. Look at that, an opportunity to get a new table.
Starting point is 00:07:32 So positive, man. So positive. Now, some have argued that although these images of the cages are disturbing, those kids that have been separated from their parents only stay there for 72 hours, the first 72 hours. After that, they get a free upgrade. Nearly 1,500 boys between 10 and 17 years old now live in a converted big box store. We're shown the boys' rooms meant for four beds, now with five. Classrooots for civics and English lessons. The kids play video games, shoot pool and play foosball.
Starting point is 00:08:04 They're getting school and soccer and video games and three squares and two snacks and plenty of sleep. They're being fed well, they go on field trips. The staff there give them toiletries, they give them new clothes. The conditions that they're in here in America, where they have good meals, they have air conditioning, they have TV. They are being treated much better than most of the conditions I'm being told they left. Yeah, okay, you know what? Maybe you're right. Maybe these detention sensors are nicer
Starting point is 00:08:32 than where these kids were living in Honduras. But that's not really the point. The point is, the federal government is effectively stealing kids away from the par. Like, if some guy in an the the the the the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi in thi the thi, the thi, thi, the the thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, tho, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th, th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the thi, the the the thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin. theean, the thean, thean, the thean, their, thean, th some guy in an unmarked van took your kids from the park, the last thing you'd be worried about as a parent is how nice the van was, or whether they had the good candy. Wouldn't be like, ma'am, your child was kidnapped, oh no, by a man driving a Bentley.
Starting point is 00:08:54 Oh, wow. Okay, you can stop looking. Yeah, you can stop looking. Nobody's thinking like that. And you know what's been particularly shameful? Is how the Trump administration has tried to sidestep the backlash. For instance, this is Kirsten Nielsen, the Secretary of Homeland Security and IKEA bookshelf. According to her, the administration had nothing to do with this at all. Parents who entered illegally are, by definition, criminals. By entering our country illegally, often in dangerous circumstances, illegal immigrants had
Starting point is 00:09:30 put their children at risk. Congress and the courts created this problem, and Congress alone can fix it. This administration did not create a policy of separating families at the border. We are a country of compassion. We are a country of heart. We are a country of heart. Okay, no, I'm sorry, that's some bullshit, right? That's just some bullshit. You're a country of compassion, country of heart.
Starting point is 00:09:54 You can't do a fatality on someone and then call it friendship. That's not how it works. Because this administration did create this policy. It's pretty bulsy to blame Congress for it when three people from your administration already said it was a Trump team idea. It's BS. It's like if Batehoven said that Beethoven's fifth was written by Johan Nepomechumic Hummel. First of all, Beethoven, your name is in the title, okay? We know that. And second, we all know that Hummel's work relied more heavily on the piano and on pressing the limits of modernity. Don't even front on that shit man. Sorry, classical music anyway. And like, here's the thing.
Starting point is 00:10:33 Nielsen's deceptiveness doesn't even come close to the commander-in-chief. Because like his space force, his lies are out of this world. President Trump falsely blaming Democrats for his own policy. I hate it. I hate the children being taken away. The Democrats have to change their law. That's their law. They're their law.
Starting point is 00:10:53 That's the Democrats' law. that's the Democrats' law. We can change it right now. You need their votes. All right, first of all, no one th th. I th. I th. the the the the the the the the the. I the. I the. I thate. I thate. I thate. I thateateateateateateateateateateateate. I thatheateateateateateateatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheatheat. I that. I their their their their their their that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I thathea. I thathea. I thathea. I thatheatheatheatheatheat. I that. I that. I that. I that. I that. I thate. I hate thate. I hate thateateateateateate. You need their votes. You need their votes. All right, first of all, no one believes that the Democrats are to blame here. The Democrats are like an iPhone 5 at 5 p.m. They have no power, all right? In fact, in fact, the Democrats have a bill in Congress right now that would stop the government from separating undocumented kids from their parents, but because no Republicans have signed on, they
Starting point is 00:11:29 can't get it past. So look, President Trump, you've got two options, man. Either you can own the fact that this was your plan all along and you don't hate this policy of keeping kids in cages, or you can call up the one person in America with more power than you. Beyonce. Because, because if anyone knows how to organize an epic release, it's her. We'll be right back.
Starting point is 00:11:54 John Stewart here. Unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show, we're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio, on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the Day Show. The World Cup is underway and I haven't missed a single game. In fact, I put a sign on my office door so that I wouldn't be interrupted.
Starting point is 00:12:22 Right? I, um, yeah, I know, I could just say that I'm watching soccer, but I don't want my American coworkers to look at me weird...... th. th. th. th. th. th. the th. the tho, thi where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where where their, their, thi, thi, thi, where, where, where, where, where, where, where, where, thi, thi, where thi, where thi, where thi, where thi, where thi, where thi, wherever, wherever, wherever, wherever, where their their their their their, where their, where thi their, where thi, where their, where their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi. Where' thi. Whereeea' thi. Whereea' thii. Whereea' thi. Whereea' thi. Whereea, thi, thi, thi wouldn't be interrupted. Right? I, um, yeah, I know. I could just say that I'm watching soccer, but I don't want my American co-workers to look at me weird. So, that's what I did. For a complete World Cup date, let's go to Roywood Jr. and Michael Costa in our sports segment. I apologize for talking while you were talking. Oh, oh! Oh man, yeah. Yeah, oh, oh, oh, Oh, come a cup time. Yeah, oh.
Starting point is 00:12:51 Thank you, Trevor. The World Cup is here and I'm proud to report America still undefeated. America's not in the World Cup. Exactly. You can't lose what you don't play, Roy, so... Anyway, 32 other countries are playing in the World Cup, and the favorites are struggling. Portugal forced Spain to a tie in their match. That makes sense, Roy.
Starting point is 00:13:13 They tie in everything. Same peninsula, same language. Different language. Same culture. In fact, I think they tied because they both stopped for a little siesta halfway through the game. . because they both stopped for a little siesta halfway through the game. That was 100% wrong. Now, yesterday we also saw Switzerland fight the mighty Brazil to a tie, and before that, Argentina and Messie only tied against Iceland.
Starting point is 00:13:36 Iceland! A country so small that Bjork was a sub on their bench. That's true. Wow. But the biggest shock so far was that Mexico beat defending champion Germany, which was a sub on their bench. That's true. Wow. But the biggest shock so far was that Mexico beat defending champion Germany, which was a literal seismic upset. A huge upset at the World Cup as Mexico to the defending champions Germany. And there were shock waves literally in Mexico City.
Starting point is 00:14:02 At nearly the same time that one Mexico goal was scored, sensors detected a mini earthquake. The Mexican Geological Service said possibly set off by so many fans jumping in the air all at one time. Think about that, Roy. Mexican fans jump so hard, they set off an earthquake. Ugh. And Trump think he gonna stop these moth-fis with a wall?
Starting point is 00:14:26 That's true. But my favorite part of the World Cup is how all the countries from all around the world bring all their unique cultures and traditions to Russia and Russia does not like it. Now the strange World Cup story of the day comes from right here in Kaliningrad. The Russian authorities have banned Nigeria fans from bringing chickens to the game as a good luck charm. They say they had several requests from Nigeria fans to bring in chickens.
Starting point is 00:14:58 I've not spoken to any Nigeria journalists or fans who remember ever wanting to bring chickens into a game. But the Russian authorities say that this will be a chicken-free zone on Saturday night. Uh-uh, these Africans crazy. Bringing chickens as a good luck charm, who does that? Why don't they just cut off the foot of a dead rabbit like a normal person? Ah! But I don't think it's that crazy, Roy. Nigeria, if you want to get those chickens into the chickens, the chickens, the chickens, the chickens, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thri.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a. toooooooooooooooooooooooomomoma, those chickens into the game, let me teach you a little white person trick, okay? Take your chicken, put a vest on it, call it your emotional support animal.
Starting point is 00:15:31 Yeah, that's how I got my alligator past the TSA. And if you're watching, Chompy, Daddy loves you, okay? You have a gator that calls you daddy? Anyway, it's been an amazing World Cup and we can't wait to do it again in four years. Oh, Costa, it just started. This thing goes four more weeks. God, dear Junior, Michael Cost, everybody. We'll be right back. Welcome back.
Starting point is 00:15:56 My guest tonight is a Democrat from California who serves on the foreign affairs and judiciary committees in Congress. Please welcome, Congressmember Karen Bass. Welcome to the show. Thank you. Thanks for having me on. It really is the perfect time to have you on because of your experience, not just in Congress and on immigration, but also, with the the-cro-crond to the chart. It really is the perfect time to have you on because of your experience, not just in Congress and on immigration, but also with regards to the child welfare system. Let's talk a little bit about this policy that the Trump administration has now implemented,
Starting point is 00:16:35 separating kids from their parents. There's one element that people don't seem to think about, and that is, where are the kids going to go if they're their, their, their, th...... And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. th. to, th. to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. And, th. And, th. And, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th. And, thi. thi. thi. thr-a. thr-a. thr-a. thr-a. tha. the. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. they're taken away indefinitely? What strain does that put on the US system? Well, first of all, the foster care system is exploding right now because of the opioid crisis. So we don't have enough foster homes now for kids who are abused or neglected. That's the purpose of the system, to protect children. Right. The idea that we would separate children as a punishment and as a deterrent so people won't come and their parents won't do this is just egregious. And so at one of the centers, one of the detention centers, they ring a bell different times
Starting point is 00:17:14 during the day if one of the children either is going to be reunited with their parents or some other relative or if the child is going to go to foster care. So that's something they actually celebrate in one of the detention centers. So my big fear is, is that these kids could actually wind up spending their entire life in foster care, because what happens if the parent is deported, how are they ever supposed to find their children? Because their children could be put in foster care in another city.
Starting point is 00:17:43 How are they supposed to get their their their their to get to get to get their to city. How are they supposed to get their children back? This seems like one of those situations where everyone seems to agree on it, and yet there are many who, side with Trump, there are many who say, well, I mean, if these people come here illegally, they're breaking the law, and if you break the law, your children are taken away from you, and that's what Congress has to to change to change to change to change to change to change to change, the Congress, the the the the the the the the the the the the the thihe. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th....... And, th.... And, th.......... And, th.... And, th... And, th.. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi. thi. thin, the, the, the, the, the. the. the. the the the the the the theananan. the the theanananananananananananananananananananan. the what Congress has to change. How do you respond to that? Well a couple of things. Many of the people, if not the majority of them, especially from Central America, they are not coming illegally. They are abiding by international law. They are presenting themselves for asylum. That's not illegal. And so because the Trump administration wants to change the asylum laws, they are essentially using this as blackmail. They're holding the children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children children the change the asylum laws, they are essentially using this as blackmail.
Starting point is 00:18:25 They're holding the children hostage to force Congress to change legal immigration. That's a phrase that we've heard manned about quite a bit recently is that the Trump administration is using these kids as leverage. Yes. We've seen Donald Trump say on numerous occasions vote. He said we can vote and we can change this law, but it's not as simple as that, is it? Well no, and actually we do know now that this policy is not a law. This is a policy that the Trump administration put into place. So they say Congress did this. No Congress didn't do it. He could pick up the phone right now and end this if he wants to. He's coming to the house tomorrow to meet with with with with with, the the to meet to meet with, the the, to meet with, to meet, the the, to meet, the the, to meet, the the, to me, the the, the the, to me, the the, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, to, to, to, to, the the, the the, thoomorrow, to, tho, tho, thoomorrow, th. th. their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, thoomorrow, thoomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, toooooooooooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, tooomorrow, too, thoomorrow, too coming to the House tomorrow to meet with Republicans to try to get them to pass legislation.
Starting point is 00:19:06 But there are certain things that he wants. Number one, he wants his wall. He wants $20 billion for a wall that even the Republican members of the House and the Senate, they don't want to spend $20 billion that way. So he wants to spend money for the wall, and then he also has a very sinister plan to change legal immigration, he wants to get rid of the visa lottery, and he also wants to get rid of family unification. Now, interestingly, the visa lottery is the primary way that Africans and Asians come into the United States. The other interesting thing is that the visa lottery was created
Starting point is 00:19:40 to increase the number of Irish that come to the United States, but around 20 years ago or so, it's shifted, and it's primarily African and Asian, and you know that African immigrants are some of the most educated immigrants that come into the country. Right. They want to stop that. Remember, he said he'd like people to come from Norway?
Starting point is 00:19:57 From places like Norway. And the Norwegian said no thanks. The argument that you hear coming from Maga fans is that Democrats only want open borders. Is that what you're arguing for? You just want the borders to be open? That's absolutely not true. Democrats are fine with border security and believe that our borders need to be secure. But Trevor, the real way to address this problem, especially with the population coming from Central America, the people who are fleeing the gang violence, do you know that those gangs, Mara Salvatrucci, that he always talks about?
Starting point is 00:20:33 Do you know that started in Los Angeles? We deported those gang members to El Salvador. That created the problem in that country. What we need to do is focus on working with the home countries to address some of the reasons why people leave in the first place. So Democrats are calling for full legalization and citizenship for dreamers, but also let's do comprehensive immigration reform. But cynically, they don't want to do comprehensive immigration reform. You know why? Why? Because they're afraid that if the immigrants become citizens, they'll become Democrats. How cynical is that?
Starting point is 00:21:07 The discussion has now gotten to a point where it feels like there's a deadlock. It feels like Trump is not going to budge on his end. He wants his wall. I've always wondered this. If Trump ran on the wall, and he said, I'm going to build a wall, and he won the election, isn't it fair for the Democrats to approve his wall? No, because even the Republicans don't want to do the wall.
Starting point is 00:21:34 The wall is ridiculous. You know that... You know that... You know that most of the wall is on private property, including a lot of Native American reservations. So the wall would be tied up in court for years. The wall is his obsession. It's more symbolic.
Starting point is 00:21:56 You have people who support the wall who are nowhere near the border. And so, you know, to me, this is just a part of his playing to his base. And he uses racism racism to play to me, this is just a part of his playing to his base, and he uses racism to play to his base, and then he tries to get us fighting each other by trying to end the visa lottery, trying to pit African Americans and Asians against Latinos. So he does that to play to his base very cynically so that his candidates will get elected, and now the Republicans are afraid to split with him because you saw what to to to to to to to to to to play....... And, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, toe, to, thii, toe, toe, to, to, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, so so so so some.e.e.a, some.a, some.a, some.a, some. And, some. And, somea, somea, somea, somea, somea, somea, somea, somea.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a. And, try. And, try. And, try. And, th. And, get elected and now the Republicans are afraid to split with him because you saw what happened last week. Right, if you voted against Trump then you get punished. Hey, he tweets and you're gone. The Thanos of Twitter, I like that. Before I let you go, I would like to try and get
Starting point is 00:22:39 from you an idea of how this could possibly begin to be fixed because there is an issue of many people coming to the U.S. border with their family in tow. This was an issue that plagued the previous administration, although their policy didn't exacerbate it. So if you have these families at the border, if you have people who are stuck in limbo, what then do you think is a safe solution to move the problem forward? How do you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you th you th you th you th you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have you have th you have th you have th you have thi thii thia. thoe. thoe. I th. I th. I thoes. I th. I thoes. I th. I thia. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I th. I th. I th. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I'm thi. I'm to to to to to toeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. thi. thi. thi. thi you think is a safe solution to move the problem forward? How do you begin to fix it? Well, first of all, people when they present themselves for asylum, we need to process
Starting point is 00:23:10 them through the courts. We need to have many more resources so that people can have legal representation. The problem that was faced in the Obama administration was children who were coming alone. Now, those children, you do have to place in a facility or in foster care, but there was no reason to separate the families. We do need comprehensive immigration reform. I'm afraid we're not going to get that until we change the House of Representatives and the Senate and the White House, and when that changes, we'll get comprehensive immigration reform.
Starting point is 00:23:42 All I can say is good luck to you. It's going to be a hell of a fight the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the organization. All I can say is good luck to you. It's going to be a hell of a fight. And we look forward to see how it's going to play out. Thank you very much for joining us on the show. Congressmember Karen Bass, everybody. Thanks. Thanks. The Daily Show with Cover Noa, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and the Comedy Central app. Watch full episodes and videos at
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