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Lou Dobbs Cannot Deliver Amnesty

By W. James Antle, III on 2.2.10 @ 2:15PM

In light of my Lou Dobbs story from the February issue, I meant to comment on Dobbs's little immigration summit with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Some people seem to think that having Dobbs on board will make it easier for Congress to pass amnesty, which now has failed under both Republican and Democratic domination in Washington. But whatever credibility Dobbs has on the issue comes from his reputation as an unstinting foe of illegal immigration. The old Lou Dobbs could have convinced people that the enforcement provisions in a "comprehensive" bill were serious. But if Dobbs is seen as wobbling on the issue -- or, as Schumer puts it, Dobbs "is changing his views on immigration" -- it will be a no-go.

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zeezil| 2.2.10 @ 3:14PM

I was previously a big supporter of Lou but now I don't even recognize him. He's done...toast.

William R| 2.2.10 @ 7:45PM

What a fraud. His signature issue was illegal immigration driving down wages for working class Americans. Now he supports amnesty. He's gone over the cliff.

Mike K| 2.8.10 @ 12:35PM

I read all this to say that the farmer has a different perspective on immigration. It has and will always be that the American people have no Idea what it takes to produce the crops they eat. The way of illegals will always be a way of life for the farmer. The American people are too lazy or too proud to do the things necessary to get the job done.