Bill Maher thinks immigrants must assimilate, accept American values and principles to be in US: ‘Not negotiable’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 15, 2026 · 1081 words · By Fox News

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Bill Maher thinks immigrants must assimilate, accept American values and principles to be in US: ‘Not negotiable’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Bill Maher thinks immigrants must assimilate, accept American values and principles to be in US: ‘Not negotiable’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Comedian Bill Maher argued Friday that immigrants must assimilate to American culture and accept certain fundamental values like gay rights, women’s equality and free speech, saying those principles are “not White values,” but…

Common ground

During his latest episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher blasted both sides of the political spectrum for their approach to immigration within the country — adding that there is “no doubt” that Democrats and Republicans “went to extremes.” “If you want the…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Straw Man: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Irish and Italians historically, or Chinese immigrants today — have sought to assimilate to avoid discrimination by changing their names to more ‘American’ ones, by adopting their food preferences for their children and by changing their political preferences?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Irish and Italians historically, or Chinese immigrants today — have sought to assimilate to avoid discrimination by changing their names to more ‘American’ ones, by adopting their food preferences for their children and by changing their political preferences”

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The evidence provided for Irish and Italian immigrants is generic (surnames, language) and does not specifically corroborate the claim about changing names, food, and politics to avoid discrimination.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2.1Early expansion and the coming of Christianity. 2.2Migration and invasion in the Middle Ages. 2.3Surnames.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people

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web search NEUTRAL — 2.1Primitive Irish. 2.2Old Irish. 2.3Middle Irish. 2.4Early Modern Irish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_language

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web search NEUTRAL — 1.1Republic of Ireland. 1.2Northern Ireland. 1.3Division. 2Provinces and counties. 3Main cities. Toggle Main cities subsection. 3.1Republic of Ireland. 3.2Northern Ireland. 4History. Toggle History su…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland

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Claim 2: “When she was previously asked why her website did not mention LGBTQ+ issues, Chaudhry reportedly said, “because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately,” according to The Stranger.”

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The claim that Chaudhry told The Stranger that she omitted LGBTQ+ issues because 'a lot of Muslims do not feel that way' is explicitly confirmed by multiple news reports.

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Claim 3: “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.”

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The provided evidence does not contain data comparing the long-term outcomes of European immigrants versus racial minority immigrants over two centuries.

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web search NEUTRAL — New immigrants to the United States, in diversity category, by country of birth.More than 22 million people apply for the lottery each year, which means that fewer than 1 in 400 applicants receive vis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa

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web search NEUTRAL — Outcomes 3d edition в pdf Уровни: Elementary https://disk.yandex.ru/d/99yXvebXxYlAcQ Pre-Intermediate https://disk.yandex.ru/d/m_ntuJ0R7fnEFQ Intermediate https://disk.yandex.ru/d/u5hq9GrcwaXhUA Upper…
https://t.me/Outcomes_3rd_WB/4

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web search NEUTRAL — How many more Tashfeens are there among the 200,000 immigrants we’ve admitted from Pakistan since 2001? Sadly, it appears that Republicans have no intention to address even the Syrian refugee issue in…
https://www.newenglishreview.org/how-many-tashfeen-maliks-ar…

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Claim 4: “Nicole Kreisberg, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Sociology at Penn State”

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The search results for 'Nicole' are generic and do not mention a Nicole Kreisberg at Penn State University.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American television in 2017, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_in_American_television

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Undocumented youth in the United States are young people living in the U.S. without citizenship or other legal immigration status. An estimated 1.1 million undocumented minors resided in the U.S. as o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undocumented_youth_in_the_Unit…

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Claim 5: “He pointed to congressional candidate Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat challenging longtime Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and her failure to include LGBTQ+ rights as one of the causes she supports.”

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Multiple independent sources (Fox News and other news reports) confirm that Melissa Chaudhry, a Democratic candidate in Washington, omitted LGBTQ+ rights from her website.

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web search NEUTRAL — Melissa Chaudhry reportedly said she left LGBTQ+ rights off her website to avoid alienating Muslim voters, sparking a revolt from Washington state Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-turn-congressiona…

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web search NEUTRAL — Melissa Chaudhry, a Democratic congressional candidate in Washington's 9th District, has acknowledged that she does not publicly promote LGBTQ+ rights on her campaign website because she does not want…
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/07/23/melissa-chau…

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web search NEUTRAL — Adam Smith, D-Wash., in Washington's 9th Congressional District, after comments she made during an endorsement interview with The Stranger. When asked why her website did not mention LGBTQ+ issues, Ch…
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388602/posts

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Claim 6: “Comedian Bill Maher argued Friday that immigrants must assimilate to American culture and accept certain fundamental values like gay rights, women’s equality and free speech”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly confirm that Bill Maher argued immigrants must assimilate and accept values such as gay rights, women's equality, and free speech.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American television host, comedian, actor and political commentator. Known for his political satire, he is the host of the HBO political talk show Real Time…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Time with Bill Maher is an American television talk show created, written and presented by Bill Maher, and has been airing on HBO since 2003, with an audio-only podcast, with episodes at least si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes from the twenty-fourth season of Real Time with Bill Maher. The season premiered on January 23, 2026.
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Claim 7: “Maher blasted both sides of the political spectrum for their approach to immigration within the country — adding that there is “no doubt” that Democrats and Republicans “went to extremes.””

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While evidence confirms Maher criticizes Democratic extremism, there is no specific corroboration in the provided evidence for the exact quote regarding both sides 'going to extremes' specifically on immigration in the manner described.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), or the Big Beautiful Bill (P.L. 119-21), is a U.S. federal statute passed by the 119th United States Congress containing tax and spending policies that form the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act

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Claim 8: ““Biden’s policy of open doors, and then Trump’s policy of broken windows,” Maher continued.”

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The provided evidence mentions Joe Biden's 'open borders' in a TikTok search result, but does not contain the specific 'open doors' vs 'broken windows' phrasing attributed to Bill Maher.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Time with Bill Maher is an American comedy and political panel talk show hosted by Bill Maher that premiered February 21, 2003 on HBO. Maher previously hosted Politically Incorrect, a similar ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Real_Time_with_Bill_Ma…

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Claim 9: “activist Linda Sarsour, saying, “Our number one priority is our community. It is not to assimilate.””

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding a statement by Linda Sarsour about assimilation.

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Claim 10: “Immigrants often face discrimination for speaking languages other than English in public; and for immigrants to advance in their US careers, they often must speak English.”

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General evidence from Pew Research and language programs supports the claim that immigrants face language barriers and that English proficiency is critical for career advancement in the US.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States. English is the most widely spoken language in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Illegal immigration, or unauthorized immigration, occurs when foreign nationals, known as aliens or non-citizens, violate US immigration laws by entering the United States unlawfully, or by lawfully e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_Uni…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of detention facilities holding immigrants in the United States. The second Trump administration has expanded immigration detention as part of the administration's mass deportation poli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_immigrant_detention_si…

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