than ever. but it s not the wholele story. and because it s not, we re taking the next hour to show you the other side. yes, this country has problems . we wouldn t have veryng i interesting tv show if it didn t. but the truth is that thisitnt countrry alsy also has an awfulo going for it more than any other country in the world. more th great people, deep nl beauty and a culture wide love s. animals, which matter so even where there. is tremendous suffering, all of ithat shines through. that s the gift.s laurie simmons is the perfect example of this.ues dogs she rescues dogs across the country, including those have been abandoned at t the southern border. bor back inke to henovember when we got down to eagle pass down at the rio grand last week and saw hunder and hundreds of starving and abandoned dogs left to fend for themselves from legalgal im immigrants that cross the border. the borders. on bus then they geest on buses and jut leave them behind. these dogs can t sur
it s the work that if peoplee stop doing, we would all payl po for immediately, like we would o die. in a lot of cases, there s no dispute like this is the actuale indispensable work look. and it i t it makes us angry to be reminded of that because we don t like the idea that we re so reliant and sowe dependent on such a small, marginalized chunk of our workforce. but it s the truth. look, this episode is about good news. so let me give you some micro works. my foundation evolved out of dirty jobs. fifteen years ago with your help and a lot of appearances on your show over the last however many years, we ve raised over six million dollars and work ethic scholarships and we ve awarded that money to over fifteen hundred peoplere who are now welding and steam fitting and pipe fitting and plumbing. and they re thriving, tucker. umbingagain and again and againe see that it s still possible to achieve something that looks like prosperity if you beginspet by mastering a skill that s in