The Nation has a fine story exposing the hypocrisy of Lou Dobbs, an immigrant-bashing television commentator and former CNN anchor:
In Lou Dobbs’s heyday at CNN, when he commanded more than 800,000 viewers and a reported $6 million a year for “his fearless reporting and commentary” in the words of former CNN president Jonathan Klein, the host became notorious for his angry rants against “illegal aliens.” But Dobbs reserved a special venom for the employers who hire them, railing against “the employer who is so shamelessly exploiting the illegal alien and so shamelessly flouting US law,” and even proposing, on one April 2006 show, that “illegal employers who hire illegal aliens” should face felony charges….
But with his relentless diatribes against “illegals” and their employers, Dobbs is casting stones from a house—make that an estate—of glass. Based on a yearlong investigation, including interviews with five immigrants who worked without papers on his properties, The Nation and the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute have found that Dobbs has relied for years on undocumented labor for the upkeep of his multimillion-dollar estates and the horses he keeps for his 22-year-old daughter, Hillary, a champion show jumper….
Restrictions on immigration are both economically and socially foolish; prosperity and harmony depend on a policy of openness that welcomes people who wish to live and work in America.
See, Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite | The Nation.
Update: Here’s how Reason reported on the Dobbs story:
Note: That chihuahua should look for a better companion.