rant · moment 10 of 28
Nobody's Serious: Immigration Debate Hypocrisy and the Emmys
from #270 - Havana Syndrome | The Tim Dillon Show · #270
2 min
Tim argues the immigration debate is dominated by people with no interest in practical solutions, contrasting activists tweeting about stolen land while watching the Met Gala, then mocks Emmy winners like Ted Lasso and The Crown for imagining migrants under a bridge dream of being on their shows.
- Tim jokes about putting American autos on the border wall as a solution to immigration.
- Pro-immigration advocates claim nobody should assimilate or learn English, then can't explain how immigrants get jobs or work.
- Nobody cares about practical applications—it's all about crafting the perfect hot take and tweeting it out.
- Tim questions what Emmy-attending celebrities think their ballroom ceremonies accomplish for Haitian migrants living under bridges.
- These celebrities genuinely believe people from Haiti want to be on shows like Ted Lasso.
- Tim lists actual Emmy winners: Hacks, Ted Lasso with 20 nominations, The Crown, Mayor of East Town.
- When winners say 'this is for everybody whose dream it is to make art,' they think they're talking to Del Rio migrants under the bridge.
- Emmy winners genuinely believe the people who just arrived came here to be on The Crown.
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