John Reeves
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1,814 appearances
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first heard Dec 2023
last heard Feb 2025
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Again, having that I would have the same conversation to the Congress and to American people like I'm having right now as well, too. Like, you know, I think it's two things can be true at the same time. You can be very pro immigration. I wouldn't have the beautiful family that I have if it wasn't for, you know, challenges and issues with immigration.
But then we have to figure out a way that we can marry, a successful way that we can combine. I think – personally, I do think immigration is really one of our secret weapons. I think that's what makes America so strong. I agree with you. Yeah, I do. That's made it –
Do you see people trying to live illegally in India or Russia? You don't see people trying to make it into nations like that. I mean, in some sense, it's in a weird way. It's a significant but a good problem to have because we're such an amazing nation. Yes. Agreed. Yeah. But if I'm if I'm President Fetterman, I'm like, hey, we got to figure this out. We got to figure this out.
I'm not going to demonize. I'm not going to demonize the Republicans and say that you're a xenophobic. I mean, the second you start calling somebody, oh, you're a xenophobic. You're it's like, well, then the conversation is going to shut down. Right. Right. And I'm saying I have.
It's like a serious conversation requires serious people and the second – and that's when you talk about unlimited money and it's like suddenly you're like – I mean I had gigantic billboards saying Fetterman equals open borders and Fetterman – it's just like I get turned into – A Marxist. Yeah. Yeah. Just that's all these kinds of things. And it's just like and of course, that was never true.
And then when I had the opportunity, because, you know, as I'm a senator and we have that kinds of legislation in front of me, I'm like, yes, we need to have a serious ones. And now people are like, we're shocked. They're like, oh, wait a minute. I thought they told us that he was all like border and open up. and whatever.
But it's rare for politicians. I'm eager to talk to anyone. And it's like, I mean, I was thrilled to be here. And I've been a long time
fan of yours and thank you and it's like these are the kinds of um you know like we parts of times we become too fragile you know like oh they're not allowed to talk about those things you're not allowed to have these kinds of conversation i never understood why that uh that that's that's really a problem but
But it's like when people discover, it's like, well, hey, he seems to be kind of reasonable or me. I disagree with some things, but he's not what $100 million, you know, trained me to think that that's what's true. Right.
Yeah. For me, I would have started with the HR2. And there are elements that are just not palatable. There are members of my colleagues that they come from more deep blue states. And it's not palatable to some people. How do you secure the border? How would that be done? Well, I mean, it's it's it just it's got to have it, you know, the best border deal is is the is the only one that can pass.
And and, you know, to, you know, H.R. to H.R. to was described as like kind of like, you know, I joke I call that the the only fans list of what Republicans went for for immigration. The OnlyFans wishlist. They're kind of like, this is what we all want. It's like the OnlyFans, this is what we want. How is it like OnlyFans? What do you mean by that? That was never going to pass.
That was never going to pass. That was like what every Republicans on the House, you know, the hard liners, that's what it was. And they passed it because in this cycle, the Republicans have the majority in the House. And now they put that up. And that's never going to pass in the Senate because we have control. And then that kind of got...
And then when everything kind of came together and that was the aid deal that was for Ukraine, for Israel and for China. A lot of other stuff in there. And then the Republicans tied the border to passing that.
Well, I thought it was reasonable. I thought it was reasonable to have that conversation. I'm like, yeah, let's have that conversation. I mean, because for me, it was about security. And for that aid, that aid bill, that was for me. And I think that was that was our global war on democracy.
You know, whether it's Ukraine or whether it's in Israel and China and clearly what their intent for China is on Taiwan and all that's coming. And that's really what's under assault. It's undeniable that democracy is under under attack. And that's why I'm like, hey, we got to stand and we got to push back against that. And now now and like, hey. And we need to have a secure border.
So let's put everything together. And we reached that. We actually reached that. And it took months. It literally took months.
It's only going to have to be a negotiating way that's palatable to both sides.
Well, again, I think eventually if you are living your best lives and you're following the law and you're you know, and you really just showed up because, hey, I have no path for for for a life that I would want for my kids. You know, it's like and that's to me, that's very American. And remember what's in this.
in the what's inside the the statue of liberty it's like send us you know our our tired huddled masses too they it wasn't just hey send in the phds and the right you know and those kinds of things i mean that's what really made our nation and you know the steel industry the steel industry you know in my part of the state that came from it was european it was all kinds of immigrants they all came in they couldn't build the houses fast enough and that was all
foreign labor. And a lot of them were sacrificed because it was an incredibly dangerous business in the steel industry. And that built our nation and that became part of our society. And that's really every kinds of wave in that. And to me, America has to be open and a path for anyone that's playing by the rules because the group that you're from or that you're part of
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