Stephen Colbert references his Irish roots in Congress immigration hearing

I'm an American decended from Irish immigrants as well. I love Stephen Colbert. Good for him for making fun of Congress, they deserve no less.

My great-grandmother came over in the 1850's married in Texas in 1869 to a soldier and then went around the state with him. She ended up starting a laundry at Ft. Brown ( now Brownsville) Texas where she hired immigrant women and natives to do the laundry of the military. She eventually sold it for a profit, moved to San Antonio and wanted to buy land near the Alamo which her husband wouldn't let her saying San Antonio would be nothing but a cow town but both lived far enough into the 20th century to see the dawn of the air age. She would have been wealthy if allowed to do what she wanted.

Why didn't Colbert site the H2A Visa Program available for agricultural workers to enter the USA legally to work on farms? He obviously has a poor understanding of the problem.

Colbert is deaf stupid I could not believe his attempts at being somebody important - he's very frenchie looking. his antics ill serve to excite for a march on washington.

Stephen Colbert takes the Right's arguments to their illogical conclusion to show how dumb they are, so it's destined that those who don't like being made fun of will not think him funny. But the rest of us can see the joke, and good on him for making it.

Some of you who dismiss Stephen Colbert and his effort to make a point about immigration, simply don't get it. You must not watch his show enough to know that he is using satire to point out the injustices in our political process as well as problems, such as immigration, facing out country.

this is just one more reason to vote out these bums in november. Stephen Colbert advising on immigration, james cameron advising on oil leaks, bono advising on world hunger.what next? Niall O Dowd advising on fairness in the main street press.?

LOL Rolling on the floor, Well said Stephen lolololol keep up the good work....Brazilian lollol

Self serving idiot.........

Plastic paddy

I am often amazed by what Americans think funny.Colbert has his moments but in general is not worth the attention or the money he makes! Buffoonery directed at so serious a subject in miss placed!I totaly agree with "maloney".

The dems. just wasted $125,000 of tax payers money on this buffoon.