Tucker Carlson suggests California is turning into a Third World country

Fox News Host Tucker Carlson made some controversial comments about the state of California after a recent US News and World Report ranked the Golden State last for quality of life amongst the 50 states.

While Carlson’s guest proposed that overpopulation may be one of the issues causing California's low quality of life, Carlson disagreed, citing another reason.

"Hold on, where do the majority in the past 30 years — where do the majority of those people come from? Do they come from the Midwest? No, they came from a Third World country. Do you think that might have something to do with it?"

Carlson continued saying:

"The overwhelming majority [of immigrants] have come from Latin America. And a lot of them are awesome people, and smart, and add a lot, and even the super poor ones, I think a lot of them are really great people. But the truth is, if you import millions of really poor people with no education, it doesn't mean they are bad people, but maybe your state gets a lot more like the countries they left."

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California Representative Devin Nunes tweeted about Carlson’s segment, but instead blamed the high taxes in California:

"My daughter sees @TuckerCarlson report on TV saying California is becoming 3rd world and asks me why. I tell her CA has highest taxes in USA that make it hard for people to afford to live here. She responds 'Don't you get paid to fix it?'"

California has seen a 14 percent increase in the homeless population over the past year. While the state's lawmakers proposed spending $2 billion to aid the homeless and mentally ill in 2016, the Los Angeles Times reported that the funding has not yet been appropriated.

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