'Mr. Bean is a professor': Tucker Carlson interviews Professor Ilya Somin

On Monday’s show, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson interviewed George Mason University professor Ilya Somin, who wrote recently in the Washington Post that public opinion on immigration is driven largely by “widespread political ignorance.”

Public ignorance about immigration may be less intractable than we thought. My take building on post by @s8mb https://t.co/sLPMIt5hDL

— Ilya Somin (@IlyaSomin) April 6, 2017

Ilya Somin: "A lot of opposition to immigration – not all, but a lot – is due to ignorance." #Tucker pic.twitter.com/0n3GalpgM7

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 18, 2017

.@TuckerCarlson: "Massive demographic change has political consequences." #Tucker pic.twitter.com/PKqNgaihMQ

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 18, 2017

Ilya Somin: I don't claim that demographic changes never impact politics. All I claim is that the impact is much less than many people claim pic.twitter.com/ofOpQfmWXp

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 18, 2017

Full video here:

Does 'ignorance' fuel immigration concerns? https://t.co/cd9iw8n0ES

— William Amos (@WilliamAmos) April 18, 2017

Reaction:

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We've got a live one on @TuckerCarlson ? pic.twitter.com/AYxeoe6UqU

— SIR PA4TRUMPD (@PA4TRUMPD) April 18, 2017

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@TuckerCarlson this george mason university professor, pretty sure I seen him on SNL

— ✈️SHAWN?? (@shawnurban3) April 18, 2017

@TuckerCarlson seems there is no end to people declaring immigration makes Everything better. Where do u dig them all up?

— n (@somwhere) April 18, 2017

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@TuckerCarlson The guest on immigration is a liberal professor. What more can you expect?

— macs (@soracem) April 18, 2017

@TuckerCarlson Where in the actual hell did you find this guy???! pic.twitter.com/wewheiszlZ

— joshua smerker (@CoachSmerk) April 18, 2017

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