In this segment, the hosts examined a recent protest targeting Home Depot, noting how the event was staged with a high level of organization and theatrical flair. They pointed out the irony that activists were calling out the retailer over ICE activity, even though Home Depot itself has nothing to do with immigration enforcement. Instead, day laborers often gather in Home Depot parking lots because that’s where contractors pick up tools—and where job connections naturally happen.
Liz Peek emphasized that the protest narrative is fundamentally misleading. She explained that ICE has been present at these locations not because of the company, but because day laborer gathering spots are traditionally populated by large groups of undocumented workers. Peek noted that Home Depot actually employs many immigrants—legally—and the activists’ attacks ultimately harm a business that provides jobs to the very communities they claim to champion.
Peek criticized organizations behind the protest, particularly the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, arguing they routinely blur the distinction between legal and illegal immigration. She stressed that Democrats and affiliated groups repeatedly conflate immigrants with illegal immigrants, creating a false equivalency that undermines lawful workers. Peak found it troubling that the rights and interests of people who are in the country legally are so easily pushed aside.
She concluded by reminding viewers that Republicans support immigration—but legal immigration. What depresses her, she said, is watching activists and political operatives treat legality as irrelevant while demanding special consideration for those here unlawfully. The entire episode, in her view, showcases a broader trend of misplaced activism that ends up harming both businesses and the legal immigrant workforce.
