The Nation: Lou Dobbs Hired Illegal Immigrants

Lou Dobbs, who has spent much of his air time railing against liberals and illegal immigrants, not always in that order, has had illegal immigrants work at his homes, according to The Nation.

…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.

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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.

Isabel Macdonald’s Nation piece has many examples of undocumented workers at Dobbs’ residences and horse farms, and was unable to get a response from Dobbs for her piece.

Responding to The Nation‘s request for comment from Lou Dobbs, Chad Wilkinson, producer of The Lou Dobbs Show, said by e-mail that “Lou will not be commenting for the piece.” Dobbs’s attorney, Robert Zeller, clarified by e-mail that Dobbs would only answer questions if posed on his live radio show. (The Nation agreed to appear on the show but only after publication of this article.)

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.