The Statue of Liberty is considered a beacon of freedom whose message to the world is to "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." But Emma Lazarus's eloquent phrases mean nothing to scion of white privilege, Tucker Carlson, who is aghast that his country would welcome those whose lives have been torn asunder by political upheavals and other circumstances which necessitate their seeking asylum here. Earlier this month (February 8th), Tucker Carlson hosted an anti-immigration spokesperson for a biased discussion of how changes in asylum rules are threatening our freedom. In railing against asylum policies, Tucker Carlson, showed us, once again, why he is such a total dick!

The Obama administration has announced new rules governing political refugees in part, because the old rules restricted asylum seeking Syrians from entering the country. Under the new policy, "people will no longer be barred entry for providing incidental or unintentional support to terrorist organizations" such as Morteza Assadi, a 49-year-old real estate agent in northern Virginia. His green card has been on hold, for more than a decade, because he distributed flyers for a mujahedeen group, once considered a terrorist group, which opposed the government of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Not surprisingly, the right wing have seized this issue to claim that the policy will be an "open door" for terrorists" despite applicants being subjected to background checks and other scrutiny.

This newest right wing fear factor was part and parcel of Carlson's interview with Michael Cutler who writes for a white nationalist publication and is a fellow with the CaliforniaCenter for Population Stabilization, a hate group which is funded by the white supremacist Pioneer Fund.

Carlson described the new policy, in fair & balanced terms. Just kidding he referred to it as "ripping the immigration door off of its hinges." In introducing his guest, a former ICE agent, Carlson said he "could hardly believe" the policy is "real." Cutler claimed that these people, coming from countries with terrorism, won't be sufficiently vetted and cited an example of past asylum seekers who were engaged in crime. The chyron framed the Fox propaganda: "Asylum Outrage." He continued to discuss the "national security" implications of this policy which will "put Americans at risk."

Carslon said "the whole thing is crazy" and asserted that "the US government has only one job and that's to look out for the welfare of American citizens."  He asked

"why is letting in refugees, or people who claim they are, I mean the refugees, you know half the world has refugee status, India, why do I have a moral obligation to do that as an American, I'm totally confused by this."

Cutler "made a case" for people who have been vetted and mentioned that his grandmother died in the Holocaust and "if more had been done back then, there might have been a different outcome." A glib Tucker responded with the amazingly inept and insensitive comment that "we beat the Nazis, that's pretty good, no?" After Cutler asserted the need for compassion, devout conservative Christian Carlson joked (?)

"it's more than compassion, these people will become voters, many of them will become voters, trust me, they're part of the Obama coalition and the enemy, they will be Democratic voters, the numbers show it, the Obama coalition and the enemy."

So according to Tucker Carlson, refugees from war torn countries should not be allowed into the country because it's not his moral obligation and because they might vote Democratic. One thing is for sure, that kind of "Christian" attitude won't be growing the GOP anytime soon. The America of Fox News is not the America represented on Lady Liberty. At least that's what Tucker Carlson thinks! What a total dick!