{"id":47716,"date":"2026-08-16T01:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47716"},"modified":"2026-08-16T01:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:15:30","slug":"bill-maher-rips-immigrants-who-refuse-to-adapt-says-american-values-are-not-negotiable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47716","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher rips immigrants who refuse to adapt, says American values are \u2018not negotiable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Comedian <a data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Maher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bill-maher\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Maher<\/a> argued Friday that immigrants must assimilate to American culture and accept certain fundamental values like gay rights, women&#8217;s equality and free speech, saying those principles are &#8220;not White values,&#8221; but liberal ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his latest episode of <a data-ylk=\"slk:HBO's &quot;Real Time,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/zKJKGe-12Jg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time,&#8221;<\/a> Maher blasted both sides of the political spectrum for their approach to immigration within the country \u2014 adding that there is &#8220;no doubt&#8221; that Democrats and Republicans &#8220;went to extremes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you want the American dream, you have to take the American values,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, a public policy professor at Penn State University told Fox News Digital that Maher had it wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Dem Rep Seth Moulton Says Party Has No Immigration Plan, Is Only 'Opposition To Trump';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/media\/dem-rep-seth-moulton-says-party-has-no-immigration-plan-only-opposition-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dem Rep Seth Moulton Says Party Has No Immigration Plan, Is Only &#8216;Opposition To Trump&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bill Maher arrives at Mark Twain Prize for American Humor gala.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/60372a93878fd0450b9543779e7cbe80515ef00958035f6596c184d35f7dbc6e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F17439b296576e026247414badcf126f0.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Comedian and television host Bill Maher arrived for the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Biden&#8217;s policy of open doors, and then Trump&#8217;s policy of broken windows,&#8221; Maher continued. &#8220;Now, I&#8217;m on the page of America doing what it used to do so well \u2014 stealing hard-working, talented immigrants from around the world and making them Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read On The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He went on to point to his belief that &#8220;something has changed&#8221; in the attitude of those immigrating to the United States who may no longer believe they should adapt to western cultural standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Now, most immigrants still want to assimilate, but some now have this other attitude of, &#8216;<a data-ylk=\"slk:melting pot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/immigrant-rights\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">melting pot<\/a>? F&#8212; you, you melt,&#8221; Maher said, while cracking a joke. &#8220;Look, you don&#8217;t have to love everything about America. We don&#8217;t. That&#8217;s why Yelp was invented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But, you know, if you do get past ICE, America&#8217;s actually pretty cool,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We say, &#8216;You do you.&#8217; Eat the food your grandma cooked. Speak another language at home. Celebrate religious holidays. We welcome <a data-ylk=\"slk:your food, your art, your fashion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\/diversity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">your food, your art, your fashion<\/a>, your first ladies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But according to Maher, <a data-ylk=\"slk:the price of immigration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/media\/dem-rep-seth-moulton-says-party-has-no-immigration-plan-only-opposition-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the price of immigration<\/a> comes with a cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But you have to answer one question: Do you like Western civilization? Because that&#8217;s what we are. And that&#8217;s not negotiable,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Maher Defends Western Civilization On 'Real Time,' Citing Remarks From Jd Vance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/media\/bill-maher-defends-western-civilization-real-time-citing-remarks-jd-vance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bill Maher Defends Western Civilization On &#8216;Real Time,&#8217; Citing Remarks From Jd Vance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"bill maher vanity fair party\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/b0ede2f527d6f0639eede7474b317c207e33aea4393b2115e9b6510b6912a31e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2Fe4ac3a5f7a23051c9eee3ca207187474.png\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Bill Maher attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Honor killings, not letting women show their faces, polygamy, cousin f&#8212;ing, female genital mutilation \u2014 there&#8217;s lots of stuff we don&#8217;t do here, and it&#8217;s non-negotiable,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;And it&#8217;s not &#8216;White values.&#8217; These are liberal values. People fought and died to establish them. And it&#8217;s not racist to say if you want to come here to help form a more perfect union, great. But some things are too fundamental to change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But the framing itself drew pushback from Nicole Kreisberg, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Sociology at Penn State, who told Fox News Digital that Maher had the country&#8217;s history backward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In my view, Maher makes it seem as if America is built on a foundation of the &#8216;melting pot,&#8217; rather than on &#8216;assimilation,'&#8221; Kreisberg said. &#8220;To me, America is built on an attitude of &#8216;assimilate or don&#8217;t come.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kreisberg said that immigrants from all countries have historically been expected to assimilate to American culture, with harsh cultural consequences for those who either fail or cannot manage to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Throughout history, the U.S. state has actually built up systems to discourage immigrants from pursuing this &#8216;melting pot&#8217; strategy,&#8221; Kreisberg told Fox News Digital. &#8220;Immigrants often face discrimination for speaking languages other than English in public; and for immigrants to advance in their U.S. careers, they often must speak English.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kreisberg added that for over two centuries, immigrants who hailed from countries with a large European population fared better than those who arrived in the country as racial minorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Immigrants past and present \u2014 such as Irish and Italians historically, or Chinese immigrants today \u2014 have sought to assimilate to avoid discrimination by changing their names to more &#8216;American&#8217; ones, by adopting their food preferences for their children and by changing their political preferences,&#8221; Kreisberg said, adding, &#8220;But unlike was the case with Irish or Italians, who eventually did manage to assimilate to become &#8216;White&#8217; Americans, contemporary immigrants are struggling because of pivotal differences in how they are racialized.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In other words, no matter how much they try to assimilate, they may continue to face discrimination based on their skin tone,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:BILL MAHER &amp; DAVID CROSS GET INTO HEATED WAR OF WORDS OVER 'LOONEY LEFT' &amp; TRANS RIGHTS, INCLUDING 3-YEAR-OLD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/bill-maher-david-cross-get-heated-war-words-looney-left-trans-rights-including-3-year-old\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BILL MAHER &amp; DAVID CROSS GET INTO HEATED WAR OF WORDS OVER &#8216;LOONEY LEFT&#8217; &amp; TRANS RIGHTS, INCLUDING 3-YEAR-OLD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Melissa Chaudhry embraces husband during campaign event\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/1b14c15769dafbb800f0dda3d3df807921e9a0072667fcc35532e059a64c7ebf\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2Fcc24ede7832d814c5bd759a160c1e8e0.png\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Washington Democratic congressional candidate Melissa Chaudhry smiles alongside her husband during a campaign event<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday, Maher turned to the audience and asked if &#8220;gay rights is one of our values that&#8217;s non-negotiable?&#8221; \u2014 eliciting a round of applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He pointed to congressional candidate Melissa Chaudhry, a <a data-ylk=\"slk:progressive Democrat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/us\/democratic-party\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">progressive Democrat<\/a> challenging longtime Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and her failure to include LGBTQ+ rights as one of the causes she supports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When she was previously asked why her website did not mention LGBTQ+ issues, Chaudhry reportedly said, &#8220;because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately,&#8221; <a data-ylk=\"slk:according to;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/news\/the-washington-stonewall-democrats-want-organizations-to-revisit-their-endorsements-for-district-candidate-melissa-chaudhry\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">according to<\/a> The Stranger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maher blasted this stance during his segment Friday, while condemning what he believes is a shift in progressive policy to see &#8220;everything as <a data-ylk=\"slk:oppressor versus oppressed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/woke\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">oppressor versus oppressed<\/a>, but can&#8217;t see who actually does a lot of oppressing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So let me ask, is this the progressive policy now? Is Ms. Chaudhry right?&#8221; he said. &#8220;We throw gay people under the bus any time it clashes with what makes Muslims uncomfortable?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Dfw Airport Scraps Controversial Islamic Foot-washing Station Plan As Texas Gov Abbott Takes Aim;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/politics\/dfw-airport-scraps-controversial-islamic-footwashing-station-plan-texas-gov-abbott-takes-aim\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dfw Airport Scraps Controversial Islamic Foot-washing Station Plan As Texas Gov Abbott Takes Aim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then looked to dismantle a quote from activist Linda Sarsour, saying, &#8220;Our number one priority is our community. It is not to assimilate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;OK, but that&#8217;s not really how immigration works,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;If I move to Japan, I don&#8217;t get to say, &#8216;OK, everybody. A couple of changes. First of all, shoes stay on in the house now. Also, no more tentacle porn, that&#8217;s gone.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maher&#8217;s argument continued as he pointed out several cultural practices that are considered taboo in western civilization \u2014 adding that anyone who comes to America should not expect the country to compromise on such beliefs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ellis Island\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/875a502db087b1637e3cd11e37e25e0d80ec4584d796a9bd8782602ae16aa8cb\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F8ffdc9ec2de73a0b0d6cfea3ac1494d1.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Immigrants representing four countries, Poland, Norway, Germany, and Russia, looking from Ellis Island towards the promised land, New York, New York, c. 1913.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Maher concluded his argument by contradicting Kreisberg&#8217;s stance, insisting that his belief that immigrants should respect American values has nothing to do with &#8220;Islamaphobia,&#8221; but instead a basic belief that those living within the country should respect the fundamental rights it protects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Now, you can, and I&#8217;m sure some of you are screaming, &#8216;Islamophobia!&#8217; But that&#8217;s just a bulls&#8212; word to cow people into not talking about this,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;This has nothing to do with non-whites becoming the majority. I don&#8217;t give a s&#8212; about that. I don&#8217;t give a s&#8212; about colors. White people \u2014 they&#8217;re White, they&#8217;re not pandas. 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