They Come to America II (2012)
The COST of AMNESTY.
Coming off They Come to America I, my career path was about to change significantly, and in ways I never imagined. When I was making King of the Hamptons, I thought a move to Hollywood was in my future. Instead, I was destined for cable TV news.
To my surprise, They Come to America was rejected by every major film festival and along the way, somehow, I was labeled as a “hater” for exposing the truth about the open borders. This was my first taste of political bias, and I thought my film career was over. That’s when I called on Hollywood actor Ed Burns, whom I met during the making of King of the Hamptons. He watched They Come to America and suggested I burn a few hundred DVDs, then try to get an interview on Fox News Channel to sell them. The funny thing was, my neighbor at the time was Brian Kilmeade — the co-host of Fox & Friends. I gave Brian a copy of the film, and within a week I was on his show.
A month later, I was the immigration expert on Fox News Channel, and I sold a lot more than a few hundred DVDs. Overnight, and without any warning or intent, I was now a political activist for secure borders. I was the guy who got the call from Fox when it was time to show America how broken the immigration system was. Suffice to say, I was very busy and my career path was set.
But I was not getting paid by Fox, and I had bills to pay and a family to feed, so I decided to make another film. This time I traveled to Texas and made They Come to America II.
At the time, Obama was president. He was working with a group of eight senators, four of them Republicans, collectively referred to as the ‘Gang of 8.’ Together, they were forming a horrific bill that called for comprehensive immigration reform. It was really a fancy way of saying “amnesty.”
The timing of TCTAII was perfect. Sean Hannity of Fox News dedicated an entire hour to my film. The response was so great that the film played a major role in preventing the Gang of 8 legislation from ever passing the House. My career from there skyrocketed, and so did DVD sales.
The poster was inspired by a news story from a New England town where a bunch of vandals tossed American flags off a bridge into an icy river.
