March 12, 2025 • 22 mins
(March 12, 2025)
Trump administration warns local colleges: ‘Protect Jewish students’ or lose your funds. Blocked from reaching the U.S., migrants begin the reverse journey south. Why fires, politics, and the cost of living are driving Californians abroad.
Trump administration warns local colleges: ‘Protect Jewish students’ or lose your funds. Blocked from reaching the U.S., migrants begin the reverse journey south. Why fires, politics, and the cost of living are driving Californians abroad.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listen Saints KFI AM six forty the bill handles
show on demand on the iHeartRadio f KFI handle here.
It is a Wednesday morning, March twelfth, and we're gonna
have some rain today. One of the stories that we
are all following about the new Trump administration, and there
are so many of them, is the fact that Trump
(00:25):
does not like a lot of what's going on in
the higher institutions of higher education. First of all, for
the most part, super liberal at college.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Students are liberal. College professors are.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Liberal, and they are at a level I would say
on a ten one out of ten that really dislike him.
And the President is coming back and nailing a lot
of them for all kinds of reasons. One of them
specifically is anti Semitism. Not that the schools per se
are anti Semitic, well, I guess a lot of students
(01:01):
are very pro Palestinians, a lot of professors are. But
it's the schools allowing the anti semitism to occur and
not protecting Jewish students, and that has gone on with
the pro Palestinian demonstrations and students. Jewish students were not
allowed on campus, were blocked in many cases pro Palestinian
(01:23):
demonstrators with occupied buildings, particularly Columbia for example. And so
the Trump administration said, enough of that, and we are
going to nail schools that allow anti Semitism because there's
a lot of it out there. Colombian particular, for example,
allowed this craziness sort of the poster child of this.
(01:43):
And Trump said, fine, four hundred million dollars goes to Columbia.
We're cutting it off because major universities rely so much
on federal money for grants, for subsidies for pell grades
where students that don't have any money receive money for
the Feds from the Feds that are for tuition, books, etc.
And so Trump has said, no, you're going to really
(02:07):
protect the students. Now, it's a quick little history of
anti Semitism. It has been around forever. Why because well,
Jews are given the credit of killing Christ, I mean
going back to when Christ was crucified and just not
(02:27):
particularly liked in many many cases. Scapegoats also small minority,
does they do very well?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
By the way, why do you have such a massive number.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Of professionals that are Jewish. Well, it is cultural and antihistorical,
because the last time Israel.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Israel's been a state.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
The Jews have had a state twice in their history,
and we're going back thirty five hundred years, once during
the King of David, time of David, and the other
one started nineteen forty eight.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
That's it. And the rest of the time, Jews.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Were scattered all over the world the diaspora, and there
was really no country that Jews had, and so there
was a lot of anti Semitism, anti Jewish sentiment. For example,
in Spain fourteen ninety two, when Columbus leave Spain, Ferdinand
(03:26):
and Isabella threw out every Jew in Spain by and
every Jew was thrown out. Why because they're Jews.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
So why are there why is there so.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
Much anti Semitism, and why are so many Jews professionals? Well,
there is a philosophy among Jewish people is they can
take away your property, which has happened historically. They can
take away your business, which has happened historically. Jews do
(04:00):
very well or did very well in certain cultures, and
then it was all taken back. And the philosophy is
they can kill you, but what they can't take away
is what's in your brain that they can't take away
and assuming that they don't kill you and let you live.
What's in your head is always there as you go
(04:24):
from country to country to from various parts of the
world to other parts of the world because of anti Semitism.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
And so that's why that happens.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
And so we're now in a world of anti Semitism again.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
And why is that because there's a lot.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Of anti Israeli sentiment because frankly, Israel, which came from
this little tiny country, still is less than ten million people.
And when they got into wars with their neighbors who
attack them, they kicked the crap out of him.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
It's that simple.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Israel is one of the most modern kind of what
are those modern armies and armed services in the world.
A lot of it is because the United States helps them.
But therefore, look what happened in Gaza. Oh my god,
look what Israel did. Well they did and they are now.
The fact is that the attack October seventh doesn't really
(05:25):
mean a lot to a lot of people.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
But you know, it's it's here's why Trump loves him
so much. Is so pro Jewish. Two things.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Number one is his mentor Roy Cohen, where he learned
when he gets hit, he hits back twice as hard.
That came from Roy Cohen, who was Jewish and represented
his dad and he looked a row. Roy Cohen as
the greatest guy in the world. And you know his
(05:56):
son in law, Jared Kushner, is a practicing Orthodox who
Ivanka converted to Judaism. He likes Jews, what can I
tell you?
Speaker 2 (06:09):
He likes pastrami sandwiches. He just likes it.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
And so both philosophically, and there is a lot of
anti Semitism in the world, then we should We'll get
into that at some point. But the bottom line is
to the universities, you don't stop this. You don't stop
the demonstrations that in fact get in the way of
Jews doings, going to class, occupying classrooms and administrative buildings,
(06:39):
putting up your tents on university property.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
You're gonna get nailed to the university. That's simple. You
know what they're doing. They're all caving because Columbia wants.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Four hundred million dollars. All right, Another Trump story. It's
hard not to do a Trump story every day on
the show. And this is as you know, I'm not
a big fan, but.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Where credit is due, credit is due.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
So a couple of things that Trump promised day one,
prices would go down, it didn't work. The war in
Ukraine was going to end close and the other one.
And he was elected on this immigration. Oh yeah, the
first bill that he signed had to do with immigration
(07:23):
and shutting down the border and deporting illegal immigrants. And
what has happened as a result, Well, the migration is continuing,
but the other way, people are leaving in droves. Not
only leaving, but the people at the border who are
(07:46):
waiting to come in the United States, well they're not
there anymore. Why Well, first of all, new US polities
policies make it nearly impossible to apply for asylum reaching
the southern border from northern Mexico to five countries in
Central America to Columbia. Migrants are headed back and they're
(08:09):
going through in many cases the Isthmus and that is
the Panama Isthmus. The Panama Canal goes through there, and
they were hiking through that, the Darien Gap, and people
were dying like crazy. It's one of the worst places
in the world. And we saw video and photos of
kids and the garbage that was left and water bottles
(08:32):
and so are they heading through the isthmus Well, some are,
but there's a cottage industry that now has been created.
Boats will take you there via boat.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
And who is doing that?
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Cartels are doing that and taking their sort of anti
coyotes the other way. And how why is this so
successful and the cooperation of Panama. Well, because Trump threatens
and he said, for example, we're going to take back
(09:09):
the Panama Canal. Now any other president saying that it
would be ridiculous with Donald.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Trump, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Panama doesn't know, and they have gone from We're not
gonna help screw you.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
We're a sovereign country too. We'll do whatever we can
to help you out.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
For example, accepting flights from the United States of illegal
immigrants from India, from China, from Pakistan, not even Panamanians.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
They've allowed to do that.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
And with the United States they're certainly willing to take Panamanians,
even Colombians. And there's a story, this one is out
of the Wall Street Journal about this man, Hector Farrar,
who is going the other way, came out of Columbia
and did this horrible trek all the way up and
it took them weeks and weeks buses and walking and
(10:07):
going through the Darien Gap and finally reaches the southern
border of the United States and has no chance, So
back he goes. And that's what's happening in mass and
so the border, Well, let me give you a couple
of stats which are just stunning.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
And where was this here, it's pretty impressive. Here we go.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
In twenty twenty three, a record five hundred and twenty
migrants went through the gap and came in the United
States of the southern border from various countries. Okay, that
was about fifteen hundred a day before Trump's inauguration. It
went to four eight hundred and forty nine in December,
(10:54):
as opposed to fifteen hundred a day. That's an eighty
percent decline. In January, seventy two people made the daily
passage seventy two. Last month it was fourteen a day
came through. That's a ninety nine percent drop from a
(11:16):
year before. Trump promises he delivers. He was elected to
make sure that no one crosses that southern border. And man,
did he come through for people that didn't like what
Joe Biden did. Now, there's a lot of stuff that
(11:37):
Trump says, I inherited the worst economy in the world. Wrong,
I inherited huge aid prices. True, but they're even higher
now forty percent since the start of the year.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Okay, that's all a bunch.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
Of crapola migration, illegal migration in this country where Biden
literally a philosophy was open arms love the plaque at
the bottom of the statue of liberty, send me your wretched,
your poor yearning to be free. Uh uh not when
it comes to our southern border. So it's people who
(12:14):
elected him and Donald Trump. They got exactly what they wanted. Yes,
and you do reach a level even for those of
us that hearts go out to these poor migrants who
come in just to feed their families so their families
could could survive.
Speaker 2 (12:29):
At what point do you say no?
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Okay, talking about the president. Remember the first time that
he was elected, it was what six years ago or
eight years ago or twenty years ago, whatever the hell
it was twenty sixteen, and people were saying, we're leaving,
we're bailing out.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
It didn't happen.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Well, this time around, people are leaving because of number one.
They can't take another four years of Donald trum. But
let me throw something else in the mix, and that
is the fires.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
The cost of housing.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
I'm talking about southern California is particularly the cost of living.
I think that had something to do with it. As
a matter of fact, people are leaving and they're going
to various places. You know, what is it about how
many people live outside? About five million Americans live all
(13:31):
over the world. There are basically expats, and the number
one country, Mexico, is a big one. You know, there
are huge communities in Mexico, fifty thousand people and you
don't have to speak a word of English, and because
everybody there speaks English, and it costs virtually nothing to
live on here are two thousand dollars a month for example,
so security, eh, you know what do you do with that?
Speaker 2 (13:53):
There?
Speaker 1 (13:54):
You can actually live a very comfortable life. And the
countries that they're going going to our Canada, as you
can imagine, but other countries too. Portugal has developed and
then prices come in when Americans go there to live,
and they hate it there because why prices go up?
Now the government's like it because money's coming in and
(14:17):
it's free for the government. No infrastructure. They don't have
to build Disneylands there. The bottom line is Americans are
leaving more and more. Case in point, I know someone
who is leaving or at least leaving for a portion
of the year, and.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
The new hot one is Italy.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
Exactly where I am going to go when I retire.
I'm going to get a place in Italy and I'm
going to live there at least six months a year,
actually at least six months one day. I'm still going
to keep my house here, but I want to know
what it's like over there, because frankly, you know, in Tuscany,
for example, I'm leaving now, I'm leaving on Friday. Where
(15:02):
you think I'm going Italy, And I've already been talking
to real estate agents and the what I could sell
my house for even my new place, I can and
it's a nice place. I mean, don't argue it's a
nice neighborhood. It's what thirty eight hundred square feet, so
it's a very comfortable place. I'm not arguing that what
(15:24):
I can buy over there for the cost of this puppy,
I can buy half of northern Italy. A million dollars
here doesn't buy much. A million dollars there. Depending on
where you go, buys you a huge place to live,
probably without buildings what we would consider a mansion, and
(15:48):
not just yardage but acreage you buy there. Now, you
go to big cities, you go to Rome, particularly, you're
gonna pay pretty good prices, but nothing like here. And
it's also the type of living. You know, the traffic
in Rome is horrific, but you know, people don't drive
(16:08):
in and out the way they do here.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Now.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
The city itself is crazy, but Florence a big place,
and Venice a fun place in.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Tuscany where I am going to Verona to.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Spend a couple of weeks and then driving around a
little bit. And I'm one of those people. Is it
because of Trump? Eh? You know, four years from now,
it's going to become someone else. That's not going to
really affect us. It will for the next four years.
But I'll tell you what's always going to affect us.
The wildfires are going to be part and parcel of
what we live with climate change. But here specifically, traffic
(16:46):
isn't going to get any better. The cost of living,
the cost of housing. I just did when I did
my spot for direct Buyers dot Com, I told you
I bought my first house when I was in my twenties,
and down payments were reasonable today on a million dollar home,
(17:09):
which is, eh, not the greatest house in the world.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
It's not in a nice house, but look out.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
The window in burbank, three bedroom, one bath house, eleven
hundred square feet a million dollars. So today two hundred
thousand dollars down in cash and then an eight hundred
thousand dollars mortgage.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
How many people can afford that? Not too many? All right?
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Before we go on with the topic, Amy uh, the
Wiggle Waggle Wogle walkathon' you're leading that group.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Yeah, We've got a team for the Wiggle Waggle walk
and run that benefits Pasadena Humane. It's happening on Sunday,
April sixth. It's at Brookside Park again this year, which
is the Rose Bowl, just like it is every year,
and and we would love for you to join us.
You could join the wake up call wigglers, join our team,
(18:06):
bring your dog out walk with us.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
If you don't have a dog, you can come anyway.
It's a really fun day.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
It's a great way to start your Sunday morning. Beautiful day,
beautiful place. We've got lots of vendors for treats and
stuff for the pups, and food trucks and training demonstrations,
dog costume contests.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
My animals do not dress up. Jennifer Jones used to
dress up all of her dogs for the walks, but.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Uh yeah, there's nothing dumber than that.
Speaker 3 (18:32):
People love to dress up their pets. We had some
really fun ones last year, and I would love for
you to either join the team or just donate. Either way,
but of course we would love to see your smiling face.
You can join the wake Up Call Wigglers at KFI
AM six forty dot com slash wiggle.
Speaker 4 (18:48):
We're less than three weeks away in Pasadena.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
Humane is doing such good work, not only like they
do every day, but then they really stepped up after.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
The wh Where do you go? Because you shame me
into you're going to donate? Yeah, you shame me into it.
You know.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
In my philosophy is you know, pets are not for companionship.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
You know what pets are for. I'm not gonna go.
Speaker 4 (19:09):
Yeah, well I don't think you should go there.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
No, no, no, have you ever seen an embarrassed dog?
I mean outright embarrassed. It's when you put those ridiculous
costumes on those bars or on the pets or the
what is theiring during Christmas when you have those little
antlers and they're bouncing around?
Speaker 4 (19:30):
Come on, really, Oh it's adorable.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Here's where you can donate KFI am six forty dot
com slash Wiggle. You can either donate there or you
can sign up for the wake Up Call team. Just
look for the wake Up Call wigglers and join the team.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
Come walk with us.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Yeah, and people are pretty good.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
I mean one of the thing about KFI listeners is
they do come to the table when it comes to
donating and coming out with their it's dogs.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
You don't bring cats, do you to these things to walk?
Because how many people walk cats?
Speaker 4 (19:58):
Not many miners staying home?
Speaker 2 (20:01):
Oh yeah, you have an inside cat? Do you do
you let the cat's outside?
Speaker 3 (20:04):
No?
Speaker 4 (20:05):
Because there are coyotes.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Yeah, they become coyote food. That's true.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
Hey, but it's when you have an older cat or
even an older dog. Now a couple of choices. What
does it cost to take the dog or a cat
to the vet to well, you know, just like I
did mine? Or do you simply let them go outside
and close the door.
Speaker 4 (20:31):
This is supposed to be an inspirational segment.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
That was inspirational.
Speaker 4 (20:38):
Such a dark place.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
No, I've shared with you the story about when I
put down Suki, didn't I. I've shared that a few times.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Yeah, I put down my poor dog, and yeah, I
was very sad, although you know, she lived a pretty
good long life and then ended up not doing well.
People keep dogs way too long because they're jealous and
don't understand that people that people also lose their ability
(21:08):
to function and quality of life goes downhill.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Sometime radio stations keep hosts too long. That's true. That's true,
my mom.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
You know, we're obviously not going to do the topic
we're going to do, so I'll move it to yes
to tomorrow. But it's you know, that's another topic. I'm
a big fan of euthanasia, you know, really, yeah, yeah,
I really, I really believe my mom died at ninety eight,
and she should have died at ninety three for real,
(21:39):
because there was no quality of life at all there
to the point where I wouldn't go visit her by
myself into the room, especially with a pillow under my arm.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
It just wasn't going to happen.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
You know, you have to control yourself Okay, we are
done with that, and tomorrow we'll do the fun story
about how much money Southern states get from the Feds,
the very states that voted Republican. All Right, KFI am sixty.
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(22:12):
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It is a Wednesday morning, March twelfth, and we're gonna
have some rain today. One of the stories that we
are all following about the new Trump administration, and there
are so many of them, is the fact that Trump
(00:25):
does not like a lot of what's going on in
the higher institutions of higher education. First of all, for
the most part, super liberal at college.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Students are liberal. College professors are.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Liberal, and they are at a level I would say
on a ten one out of ten that really dislike him.
And the President is coming back and nailing a lot
of them for all kinds of reasons. One of them
specifically is anti Semitism. Not that the schools per se
are anti Semitic, well, I guess a lot of students
(01:01):
are very pro Palestinians, a lot of professors are. But
it's the schools allowing the anti semitism to occur and
not protecting Jewish students, and that has gone on with
the pro Palestinian demonstrations and students. Jewish students were not
allowed on campus, were blocked in many cases pro Palestinian
(01:23):
demonstrators with occupied buildings, particularly Columbia for example. And so
the Trump administration said, enough of that, and we are
going to nail schools that allow anti Semitism because there's
a lot of it out there. Colombian particular, for example,
allowed this craziness sort of the poster child of this.
(01:43):
And Trump said, fine, four hundred million dollars goes to Columbia.
We're cutting it off because major universities rely so much
on federal money for grants, for subsidies for pell grades
where students that don't have any money receive money for
the Feds from the Feds that are for tuition, books, etc.
And so Trump has said, no, you're going to really
(02:07):
protect the students. Now, it's a quick little history of
anti Semitism. It has been around forever. Why because well,
Jews are given the credit of killing Christ, I mean
going back to when Christ was crucified and just not
(02:27):
particularly liked in many many cases. Scapegoats also small minority,
does they do very well?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
By the way, why do you have such a massive number.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Of professionals that are Jewish. Well, it is cultural and antihistorical,
because the last time Israel.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Israel's been a state.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
The Jews have had a state twice in their history,
and we're going back thirty five hundred years, once during
the King of David, time of David, and the other
one started nineteen forty eight.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
That's it. And the rest of the time, Jews.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Were scattered all over the world the diaspora, and there
was really no country that Jews had, and so there
was a lot of anti Semitism, anti Jewish sentiment. For example,
in Spain fourteen ninety two, when Columbus leave Spain, Ferdinand
(03:26):
and Isabella threw out every Jew in Spain by and
every Jew was thrown out. Why because they're Jews.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
So why are there why is there so.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
Much anti Semitism, and why are so many Jews professionals? Well,
there is a philosophy among Jewish people is they can
take away your property, which has happened historically. They can
take away your business, which has happened historically. Jews do
(04:00):
very well or did very well in certain cultures, and
then it was all taken back. And the philosophy is
they can kill you, but what they can't take away
is what's in your brain that they can't take away
and assuming that they don't kill you and let you live.
What's in your head is always there as you go
(04:24):
from country to country to from various parts of the
world to other parts of the world because of anti Semitism.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
And so that's why that happens.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
And so we're now in a world of anti Semitism again.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
And why is that because there's a lot.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Of anti Israeli sentiment because frankly, Israel, which came from
this little tiny country, still is less than ten million people.
And when they got into wars with their neighbors who
attack them, they kicked the crap out of him.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
It's that simple.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Israel is one of the most modern kind of what
are those modern armies and armed services in the world.
A lot of it is because the United States helps them.
But therefore, look what happened in Gaza. Oh my god,
look what Israel did. Well they did and they are now.
The fact is that the attack October seventh doesn't really
(05:25):
mean a lot to a lot of people.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
But you know, it's it's here's why Trump loves him
so much. Is so pro Jewish. Two things.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Number one is his mentor Roy Cohen, where he learned
when he gets hit, he hits back twice as hard.
That came from Roy Cohen, who was Jewish and represented
his dad and he looked a row. Roy Cohen as
the greatest guy in the world. And you know his
(05:56):
son in law, Jared Kushner, is a practicing Orthodox who
Ivanka converted to Judaism. He likes Jews, what can I
tell you?
Speaker 2 (06:09):
He likes pastrami sandwiches. He just likes it.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
And so both philosophically, and there is a lot of
anti Semitism in the world, then we should We'll get
into that at some point. But the bottom line is
to the universities, you don't stop this. You don't stop
the demonstrations that in fact get in the way of
Jews doings, going to class, occupying classrooms and administrative buildings,
(06:39):
putting up your tents on university property.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
You're gonna get nailed to the university. That's simple. You
know what they're doing. They're all caving because Columbia wants.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Four hundred million dollars. All right, Another Trump story. It's
hard not to do a Trump story every day on
the show. And this is as you know, I'm not
a big fan, but.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Where credit is due, credit is due.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
So a couple of things that Trump promised day one,
prices would go down, it didn't work. The war in
Ukraine was going to end close and the other one.
And he was elected on this immigration. Oh yeah, the
first bill that he signed had to do with immigration
(07:23):
and shutting down the border and deporting illegal immigrants. And
what has happened as a result, Well, the migration is continuing,
but the other way, people are leaving in droves. Not
only leaving, but the people at the border who are
(07:46):
waiting to come in the United States, well they're not
there anymore. Why Well, first of all, new US polities
policies make it nearly impossible to apply for asylum reaching
the southern border from northern Mexico to five countries in
Central America to Columbia. Migrants are headed back and they're
(08:09):
going through in many cases the Isthmus and that is
the Panama Isthmus. The Panama Canal goes through there, and
they were hiking through that, the Darien Gap, and people
were dying like crazy. It's one of the worst places
in the world. And we saw video and photos of
kids and the garbage that was left and water bottles
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and so are they heading through the isthmus Well, some are,
but there's a cottage industry that now has been created.
Boats will take you there via boat.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
And who is doing that?
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Cartels are doing that and taking their sort of anti
coyotes the other way. And how why is this so
successful and the cooperation of Panama. Well, because Trump threatens
and he said, for example, we're going to take back
(09:09):
the Panama Canal. Now any other president saying that it
would be ridiculous with Donald.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Trump, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Panama doesn't know, and they have gone from We're not
gonna help screw you.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
We're a sovereign country too. We'll do whatever we can
to help you out.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
For example, accepting flights from the United States of illegal
immigrants from India, from China, from Pakistan, not even Panamanians.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
They've allowed to do that.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
And with the United States they're certainly willing to take Panamanians,
even Colombians. And there's a story, this one is out
of the Wall Street Journal about this man, Hector Farrar,
who is going the other way, came out of Columbia
and did this horrible trek all the way up and
it took them weeks and weeks buses and walking and
(10:07):
going through the Darien Gap and finally reaches the southern
border of the United States and has no chance, So
back he goes. And that's what's happening in mass and
so the border, Well, let me give you a couple
of stats which are just stunning.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
And where was this here, it's pretty impressive. Here we go.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
In twenty twenty three, a record five hundred and twenty
migrants went through the gap and came in the United
States of the southern border from various countries. Okay, that
was about fifteen hundred a day before Trump's inauguration. It
went to four eight hundred and forty nine in December,
(10:54):
as opposed to fifteen hundred a day. That's an eighty
percent decline. In January, seventy two people made the daily
passage seventy two. Last month it was fourteen a day
came through. That's a ninety nine percent drop from a
(11:16):
year before. Trump promises he delivers. He was elected to
make sure that no one crosses that southern border. And man,
did he come through for people that didn't like what
Joe Biden did. Now, there's a lot of stuff that
(11:37):
Trump says, I inherited the worst economy in the world. Wrong,
I inherited huge aid prices. True, but they're even higher
now forty percent since the start of the year.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Okay, that's all a bunch.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
Of crapola migration, illegal migration in this country where Biden
literally a philosophy was open arms love the plaque at
the bottom of the statue of liberty, send me your wretched,
your poor yearning to be free. Uh uh not when
it comes to our southern border. So it's people who
(12:14):
elected him and Donald Trump. They got exactly what they wanted. Yes,
and you do reach a level even for those of
us that hearts go out to these poor migrants who
come in just to feed their families so their families
could could survive.
Speaker 2 (12:29):
At what point do you say no?
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Okay, talking about the president. Remember the first time that
he was elected, it was what six years ago or
eight years ago or twenty years ago, whatever the hell
it was twenty sixteen, and people were saying, we're leaving,
we're bailing out.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
It didn't happen.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Well, this time around, people are leaving because of number one.
They can't take another four years of Donald trum. But
let me throw something else in the mix, and that
is the fires.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
The cost of housing.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
I'm talking about southern California is particularly the cost of living.
I think that had something to do with it. As
a matter of fact, people are leaving and they're going
to various places. You know, what is it about how
many people live outside? About five million Americans live all
(13:31):
over the world. There are basically expats, and the number
one country, Mexico, is a big one. You know, there
are huge communities in Mexico, fifty thousand people and you
don't have to speak a word of English, and because
everybody there speaks English, and it costs virtually nothing to
live on here are two thousand dollars a month for example,
so security, eh, you know what do you do with that?
Speaker 2 (13:53):
There?
Speaker 1 (13:54):
You can actually live a very comfortable life. And the
countries that they're going going to our Canada, as you
can imagine, but other countries too. Portugal has developed and
then prices come in when Americans go there to live,
and they hate it there because why prices go up?
Now the government's like it because money's coming in and
(14:17):
it's free for the government. No infrastructure. They don't have
to build Disneylands there. The bottom line is Americans are
leaving more and more. Case in point, I know someone
who is leaving or at least leaving for a portion
of the year, and.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
The new hot one is Italy.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
Exactly where I am going to go when I retire.
I'm going to get a place in Italy and I'm
going to live there at least six months a year,
actually at least six months one day. I'm still going
to keep my house here, but I want to know
what it's like over there, because frankly, you know, in Tuscany,
for example, I'm leaving now, I'm leaving on Friday. Where
(15:02):
you think I'm going Italy, And I've already been talking
to real estate agents and the what I could sell
my house for even my new place, I can and
it's a nice place. I mean, don't argue it's a
nice neighborhood. It's what thirty eight hundred square feet, so
it's a very comfortable place. I'm not arguing that what
(15:24):
I can buy over there for the cost of this puppy,
I can buy half of northern Italy. A million dollars
here doesn't buy much. A million dollars there. Depending on
where you go, buys you a huge place to live,
probably without buildings what we would consider a mansion, and
(15:48):
not just yardage but acreage you buy there. Now, you
go to big cities, you go to Rome, particularly, you're
gonna pay pretty good prices, but nothing like here. And
it's also the type of living. You know, the traffic
in Rome is horrific, but you know, people don't drive
(16:08):
in and out the way they do here.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Now.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
The city itself is crazy, but Florence a big place,
and Venice a fun place in.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Tuscany where I am going to Verona to.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Spend a couple of weeks and then driving around a
little bit. And I'm one of those people. Is it
because of Trump? Eh? You know, four years from now,
it's going to become someone else. That's not going to
really affect us. It will for the next four years.
But I'll tell you what's always going to affect us.
The wildfires are going to be part and parcel of
what we live with climate change. But here specifically, traffic
(16:46):
isn't going to get any better. The cost of living,
the cost of housing. I just did when I did
my spot for direct Buyers dot Com, I told you
I bought my first house when I was in my twenties,
and down payments were reasonable today on a million dollar home,
(17:09):
which is, eh, not the greatest house in the world.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
It's not in a nice house, but look out.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
The window in burbank, three bedroom, one bath house, eleven
hundred square feet a million dollars. So today two hundred
thousand dollars down in cash and then an eight hundred
thousand dollars mortgage.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
How many people can afford that? Not too many? All right?
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Before we go on with the topic, Amy uh, the
Wiggle Waggle Wogle walkathon' you're leading that group.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Yeah, We've got a team for the Wiggle Waggle walk
and run that benefits Pasadena Humane. It's happening on Sunday,
April sixth. It's at Brookside Park again this year, which
is the Rose Bowl, just like it is every year,
and and we would love for you to join us.
You could join the wake up call wigglers, join our team,
(18:06):
bring your dog out walk with us.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
If you don't have a dog, you can come anyway.
It's a really fun day.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
It's a great way to start your Sunday morning. Beautiful day,
beautiful place. We've got lots of vendors for treats and
stuff for the pups, and food trucks and training demonstrations,
dog costume contests.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
My animals do not dress up. Jennifer Jones used to
dress up all of her dogs for the walks, but.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Uh yeah, there's nothing dumber than that.
Speaker 3 (18:32):
People love to dress up their pets. We had some
really fun ones last year, and I would love for
you to either join the team or just donate. Either way,
but of course we would love to see your smiling face.
You can join the wake Up Call Wigglers at KFI
AM six forty dot com slash wiggle.
Speaker 4 (18:48):
We're less than three weeks away in Pasadena.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
Humane is doing such good work, not only like they
do every day, but then they really stepped up after.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
The wh Where do you go? Because you shame me
into you're going to donate? Yeah, you shame me into it.
You know.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
In my philosophy is you know, pets are not for companionship.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
You know what pets are for. I'm not gonna go.
Speaker 4 (19:09):
Yeah, well I don't think you should go there.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
No, no, no, have you ever seen an embarrassed dog?
I mean outright embarrassed. It's when you put those ridiculous
costumes on those bars or on the pets or the
what is theiring during Christmas when you have those little
antlers and they're bouncing around?
Speaker 4 (19:30):
Come on, really, Oh it's adorable.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Here's where you can donate KFI am six forty dot
com slash Wiggle. You can either donate there or you
can sign up for the wake Up Call team. Just
look for the wake Up Call wigglers and join the team.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
Come walk with us.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Yeah, and people are pretty good.
Speaker 1 (19:45):
I mean one of the thing about KFI listeners is
they do come to the table when it comes to
donating and coming out with their it's dogs.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
You don't bring cats, do you to these things to walk?
Because how many people walk cats?
Speaker 4 (19:58):
Not many miners staying home?
Speaker 2 (20:01):
Oh yeah, you have an inside cat? Do you do
you let the cat's outside?
Speaker 3 (20:04):
No?
Speaker 4 (20:05):
Because there are coyotes.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Yeah, they become coyote food. That's true.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
Hey, but it's when you have an older cat or
even an older dog. Now a couple of choices. What
does it cost to take the dog or a cat
to the vet to well, you know, just like I
did mine? Or do you simply let them go outside
and close the door.
Speaker 4 (20:31):
This is supposed to be an inspirational segment.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
That was inspirational.
Speaker 4 (20:38):
Such a dark place.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
No, I've shared with you the story about when I
put down Suki, didn't I. I've shared that a few times.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Yeah, I put down my poor dog, and yeah, I
was very sad, although you know, she lived a pretty
good long life and then ended up not doing well.
People keep dogs way too long because they're jealous and
don't understand that people that people also lose their ability
(21:08):
to function and quality of life goes downhill.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Sometime radio stations keep hosts too long. That's true. That's true,
my mom.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
You know, we're obviously not going to do the topic
we're going to do, so I'll move it to yes
to tomorrow. But it's you know, that's another topic. I'm
a big fan of euthanasia, you know, really, yeah, yeah,
I really, I really believe my mom died at ninety eight,
and she should have died at ninety three for real,
(21:39):
because there was no quality of life at all there
to the point where I wouldn't go visit her by
myself into the room, especially with a pillow under my arm.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
It just wasn't going to happen.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
You know, you have to control yourself Okay, we are
done with that, and tomorrow we'll do the fun story
about how much money Southern states get from the Feds,
the very states that voted Republican. All Right, KFI am sixty.
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