On the May 19th edition of Fox News Channel's Geraldo at Large, host Geraldo Rivera went on another pro-illegal immigrant rant. Commenting on the debate over the new immigration bill Rivera declared: "The deal beefs up border security, at the same time it allows millions here, illegally, to emerge from the shadows." Rivera then went on to spotlight the story of one illegal that was stuck in the "shadows."
The following is the full segment as reported by Geraldo and his brother and fellow Fox News reporter, Craig Rivera:
Geraldo Rivera: "So now up-front tonight the President praised senators of both parties for crafting a potential fix for the nation's broken immigration policies. The deal beefs up border security, at the same time it allows millions here, illegally, to emerge from the shadows. But whether Congress will pass the controversial bill into law is far from certain. Here's the President from his Texas ranch where he and the First Lady are spending the weekend."
[George W. Bush: "I thank the leaders in both parties who worked hard to produce legislation that will secure the border, restore respect for the law and meet the legitimate needs of our economy."]
Rivera: "The proposal is facing tough opposition from both sides. Conservatives criticizing it as amnesty for those breaking immigration laws. Liberals saying it's too harsh on migrant families. And the emotions are bubbling over, even in the Senate. Check out today's New York Post, I have it here in my hand, which has presidential hopeful John McCain, a supporter of the legislation, screaming, 'F' you!' at fellow Republican Senator John Cronyn, Cornyn rather, John Cornyn of Texas, saying Cornyn's opposition to the bill was 'chicken-shite.' To me the fact that both sides are in pain is evidence of a grand compromise, that if passed, will help bring order out of immigration chaos and sunshine into the shadowy lives of 12 million people, people like Pedro. You see them almost everywhere. Standing on street corners from L.A. to D.C. From the Midwest to the Hamptons, waiting for an opportunity to earn a day's wage no matter how menial or tough the task."
Pedro: "Whatever comes they take it, even just the worst or heavy job, in this country they take it, because they have a family and they got a, a wife in this country to, to support."
Rivera: "Brother Craig met this illegal, call him Pedro, who arrived in America six years ago from Guatemala. Pedro's difficult and dangerous journey took him here to Mount Kisco, a prosperous village about 40 miles north of New York City, where Pedro works to provide for his wife and four-month-old child, both citizens of the United States."
Pedro: "In the summertime there's a lot of American who come here, even guys, womens [sic] looking for people to work."
Craig Rivera: "A lot of people say, 'Well, you know, illegal workers, they're taking jobs away from us.'"
Pedro: "Americans, they don't want to go to break stones or rake the leaves for $8 or $10 an hour."
Geraldo Rivera: "But these are perilous times for people like Pedro. Government raids have increased fear of deportation."
Craig Rivera: "How do the police treat you? How do they act toward you?"
Pedro: "They pull over a guy, he didn't have a license but the thing that I didn't liking, is, is that where that person doesn't have a license they call more police. You, know, it's like somebody who, like a terrorist."
Geraldo Rivera: "To ease tension community groups like Neighbors Link have opened centers giving the men an alternative to standing on the street corner waiting for work."
Unidentified woman: "What the center tried to do is create an environment where the community could get to know the immigrant population and the immigrant population could get to know the culture in this country better."
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.



















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alto!
May 26, 2007 - 08:30 ET by CatherwoodWhen the illegal aliens emerge from the shadows, I hope the federales are there to arrest them and send them back to their own country.
As a citizen who lives in a community which has been overrun by illegals, I can with assurance tell you that the problem of illegal alien immigration is far, far worse that any of you realize. I can also tell you that the vast majority of illegals have no intention whatsoever of assimilating into American culture. Matter of fact, they generally hate Americans and American traditions. They carry their own flags, have their own mores and social laws.
I'll never forget the time a group of illegal gang bangers stood on an overpass with large rocks and dropped those rocks onto cars which passed beneath carrying white folks. One rock crashed through a windshield and killed the driver who was a professor at a nearby junior college. Word was the bangers cheered when the car left the highway and crashed into a ditch. Or, maybe I could tell you about our local verterinarian who had his throat slit by an illegal to whom he offerred a ride. That killer escaped to Mexico where he now hides....law enforcement knows his whereabouts but Mexican authorities refuse to help in his extradition. Yep, if it was up to me they would all be arrested and deported when they come out of shadows. Geraldo too.
Cw,illegal aliens, are pluggi
May 26, 2007 - 09:13 ET by upcountrywaterCw,
illegal aliens, are plugging up the infrastucture my tax dollars have been spent on, they are in front of you in traffic, in front of you at the store,wasting your time with food stamps. Hopefully they will not be in front of me when i enter the hospital, just a wishin and a dreamin.
All we have to look foward to is brownouts gas lines, hopefully we can still have running water.
1300 IRANIAN PLUTONIUM GAS CENTRIFUGES OPERATING 24-7 opps it's now 8,000
dear catherwood
May 26, 2007 - 12:01 ET by tumblerWho asked those gang bangers who dropped the rocks whether or not they were citizens ? In fact, many bad kids born here in the U.S. are atrocious every day. You mean they were Mexicans. But anything else is a question-mark. Correct me if I'm wrong. How did they know the driver of the car (victim) wasn't a Mexican-American ? How do YOU know he wasn't ?
The one who slit a man's throat: what about him ? --Just asking.
how i know
May 26, 2007 - 16:50 ET by CatherwoodThe victim in the car was a woman not a man. The gangbanger who dropped the rock was waiting on his papers according to news accounts. He didn't know who was in the car. According to news accounts, he was dared to drop the rock as part of an initiation into a gang.
The animal who slit the vet's throat was indeed illegal. Our local law enforcement has tried for five years now to have him extradited from Mexico. He has family there in Mexico who hide him and protect him. It was rumored last year that the killer had returned to the US and was working in California.
If this gets your attention and you're truly curious, I could tell you about car wrecks, robberies, meth dealers, violent fights, assaults on police officers, rapes of elderly women, vandalism, and marajuana smuggling, all crimes committed by illegals. All this is taking place and has taken place in one small central Florida community. And, it gets worse everyday. Most white women in the community, for example, fear going to Wal Mart on Saturday because of the crowds of Mexicans there.
I really don't care one way or the other if you believe all this or not. My greater point is that most Americans have no idea what is happening to Florida, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Unless you live in the midst of it, you have no idea.
Catherwood, you are right tha
May 26, 2007 - 17:15 ET by vrwc13Catherwood, you are right that most who do not live amongst it are unaware. Blame the media for keeping it localized and totally ignoring or changing the first word of "Illegal" to some sympathizing excuse for "victims". Forget those who follow the law to become "legal" citizens, just let these who have broken our laws cut in line without any consequence.
face piles of trials with smiles
dear catherwood
May 26, 2007 - 12:01 ET by tumblerWho asked those gang bangers who dropped the rocks whether or not they were citizens ? In fact, many bad kids born here in the U.S. are atrocious every day. You mean they were Mexicans. But anything else is a question-mark. Correct me if I'm wrong. How did they know the driver of the car (victim) wasn't a Mexican-American ? How do YOU know he wasn't ?
The one who slit a man's throat: what about him ? --Just asking. BTW-- Geraldo Rivera is an American citizen. You can hate him, but you can't deport him. Thought you should know.
well, thanks
May 26, 2007 - 16:53 ET by CatherwoodI thought Geraldo was an illegal. I sure am glad you told me he wasn't. Isn't Alberto Gonzales an illegal too? And, what about Mel Martinez? Aren't they all illegal? Please straighten me out some more.
I think the evil Bush Adminis
May 26, 2007 - 08:40 ET byI think the evil Bush Administration continues to kidnap people in other countries and throw them into shadows. (BTW with AGW the shadows will be the only safe place to be!)
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
criminals tend to live in the shadows
May 26, 2007 - 09:24 ET by desertphreakNevada is getting bad as well. Now that most states are seing the problems that the west and south have seen for sometime, maybe the citizens of our country will wise up and rise up. We have a war here on the homefront!
O'Reilly pounded the nail into Heraldo
May 26, 2007 - 09:40 ET by SportPoliticsO'Reilly pounded the nail into Heraldo, and basically said he loves illegal immigration because he's a spic. Herlado agreed and admitted it.
So, we have enough illegal spics already for force anmesty and takeback la raza, and get whatever they want, and enough cowards and traitors in DC to make sure it happens.
When both parties are in pain over it, it tells me it's a disaster for the USA.
When spics get on TV with their spic brother spouting how wonderful it is, it tells me it's a disaster for America.
I'm pissed but I cannot even begin to imagine how pissed people are that live in the swamped illegal communities.
If it was up to me I'd build a spiked double fence with a central road and have standing orders shoot to kill violating crossers, signed and announced.
The illegal here would be shipped back with Ray Nagins 400 drowned buses, 400x60=24,000 per dayx365= 8.76 million in one year.
The buses and the pickups would be manned by US Citizen volunteers with ALL the Minutemen organization invited to sign up immediately, and supported by new "deputized armed officers" . All their property would be forefieted and sold at a dime on the dollar to US CITIZENS ONLY and pumped back into the deportation buses and armed deputies and volunteer US citizens who would be paid for their efforts.
Anyone found to be a sympathizer would be fired immediately with no legal recourse.
The whole deal could stop at probably day 150 or 200 or so. It would all be over with that quickly. In that period travelling south across the border construction would be permitted and encouraged with "Ad Council" ads -the black backround ones - like the ones we all saw after 911 " I'm an American " " I'm an American" I am an American ..... as they showed every race and color they could think of....
I guess they never showed US CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY ARE **/***** IDIOTS.
" I AM A US CITIZEN " < I believe that's traitor talk according to those in charge now.
Using racial slurs doesnt ge
May 26, 2007 - 10:01 ET by well99Using racial slurs doesnt get your point across.I am against illegal immigration but useing slurs makes you sound like those clowns from La Raza or Mexica Movement.Geraldo is a lying drama queen but he always has been.He has always been a look at me,pay attention to me yuppy puppy.
Bottom line is illegal immigration needs to be stopped.They need to build the fences and hit employers hard.Put those CEOs and others in prison for a few years and fine them big time and you will see the problem reduced.Also all those people who overstay visas need to be tossed out as well.Lets not forget them.
slurs
May 26, 2007 - 11:22 ET by the mad poleIt's hard to come to the table and discuss this mess with the slurs, I cringe and lose the train of thought and have to try and catch up. Too hard for a POLLACK
illegals everywhere
May 26, 2007 - 09:53 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsThis bill Geraldo references will allow the (lowball) estimated 12 million illegals a Z visa;
plus their (lowball) estimated 24 million parents;
plus their (lowball) estimated 12 million spouses;
plus their (lowball) estimated 36 million kids.
80 million and counting.
And they all want a check from Uncle Sam, so make sure you pay your taxes.
D
A day without NewsBusters is like a day without sunshine.
looks awful serious
May 26, 2007 - 12:12 ET by tumblerGee, Don't,
How serious this seems, from your exalted POV. Only 36 million kids ?
Looks well into the 500 millions over a generation. But there's an upside. They'll ALL be Americans -- I like the idea of replacing all those unborn Americans who were lost through abortion on demand in the last generation. It seems fitting. Look at the bright side.
poor mexicans we don't need
May 27, 2007 - 07:58 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsI certainly don't understand why you think adding 20% or more ILLEGAL, uneducated, poor people to the population of America is a good thing. I don't care if they come from Norway, they are people that their own country wants to get rid of and most refuse to learn the language and culture of America. These aren't doctors and engineers, like other countries send here. These are Mexico's ghetto children. I will assume from now on that you, TUMBLER, are either a shill for the likes of la Raza (the mexican KKK) or some other 'Reconquista' organization, or you are so unintelligent you cannot understand how adding 80 plus million dependents will destroy America.
I think the former given your attacks and ethnic slurs.
No more from me will you hear.
D
A day without NewsBusters is like a day without sunshine.
why not ? you always have
May 27, 2007 - 20:23 ET by tumblerHaven't you always assumed I was in favor of illegal immigration ? Nothing I ever said made a difference to you & other knee-jerk bigots. OK, why say bigots ?
Look at how you perceive the country of origin they come from: "their own country wants to get rid of them." Reply: Show some documented proof, Feed the Creeps. ". . . and most refuse to learn the language and culture of America." Reply: Yeah; according to you & you alone. I don't believe such BS. All immigrants try to learn English. You aren't there when they're learning it, so your opinion sucks. -- "These aren't doctors and engineers, like other countries send here." Reply: Only an imbecile would say that countries are "sending us" their doctors & engineers. Mexico is a free country; if their doctors & engineers do NOT feel the need to leave Mexico, why should the state SEND them ? Why should Mexico's gov't block free citizens from migrating if it pleases them? Did you think Mexico "sends" poor peones north ? Not very bright of you. NECESSITY is what sends them. Use the feeble brain God gave you. Engineers and doctors in Mexico aren't destitute. "These are Mexico's ghetto children." Reply: Possibly. And possibly YOU are just a bigoted white supremacist. It's all in one's point of view. "No more will I hear from you ? Reply: -- Yippeeee ! What welcome news !
Tumbler known reconquesta a
May 28, 2007 - 16:16 ET by ScottyDogTumbler known reconquesta and racist spewed the following propaganda:
"Look at how you perceive the country of origin they come from: "their own country wants to get rid of them."
The Mexican Government prints comic books on how to get across the border and distributes DVD's on how not to get caught.
and most refuse to learn the language and culture of America." Reply: Yeah; according to you & you alone. I don't believe such BS
Then why do I have to push 1 for ENGLISH
Haven't you always assumed I was in favor of illegal immigration ?
Nothing I ever said made a difference to you & other knee-jerk
bigots. OK, why say bigots ?
Because you are just like Geraldo, a Mexican that prefers his own race over Americans and you want as many as can illegally enter this country as possible so that you can realize the dream of Atzlan, Mr Reconquesta
Is this Mexico or the USA
Most of the news agencies h
May 26, 2007 - 09:59 ET by Right2thePointMost of the news agencies hit on the first day with the meme "Stuck in the shadows".
We are now many stories in with this same phrase.
But it hit on all the sources at the same day and time.
Tell me this is not a distributed talking point to feed into the teleprompters without variation.
Yea, but like, the Rolling Stones...
May 26, 2007 - 10:05 ET by Tony S...I think all Stones fans here would agree that this report brings a new dimension to their classic old single "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?"
All those lyrics about the have-nots, illegit kids, and family members being involved in illegal activities take on a new meaning. The Stones were visionary, I tell you.
It's like that Bob Dylan lyric in "Visions of Johanna" (from 1966's "Blonde on Blonde") where he says "Madonna, she still has not shown." Well, it was 1966, and of course Madonna hadn't shown -- she would not become famous till 1984. But how did Dylan know she would one day appear??? Visionary, I tell you...
my crown of thorns
May 26, 2007 - 11:37 ET by Catherwoodit was in another lifetime full of toil and blood; blackness was a virtue; the road was full of mud......
i see what you mean.
lines
May 26, 2007 - 10:14 ET by iveseenitallThe illegals will never have to go to the back of the line. But millions of Americans will when they need health care. Just elect Hillary or Hussein. You'll see. (BTW, those two or the rest of the "elites" won't have to either)
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
illegals are thirsty
May 26, 2007 - 11:17 ET by the mad poleI've seen that twelve packs of really cheap but high in alcohol content beer get's them into the light pretty early in the day. I love beer too but not till the work day is done thank you.