Beck again equates illegal immigration with slavery Written by Media Matters Staff Published 07/29/10 11:07 AM EDT From the July 29 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program: Video file Previously: Beck repeats claim that “illegal immigration is modern-day slavery” After ranting about how “illegal immigration is modern-day slavery,” Beck compares himself to Ben Franklin Beck adds to his long, long list of things that constitute slavery: Debt is “a path to slavery”