Lou Dobbs on the Flip-O-Meter

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Before resigning as a CNN anchor Nov. 11, Lou Dobbs made a name for himself opposing illegal immigration. So we were surprised to see him a few weeks later on the Spanish-language network Telemundo discussing his views on immigration.

“We need the ability to legalize illegal immigrants on certain conditions,” Dobbs said.

That last point surprised us, because we thought Dobbs opposed efforts to offer citizenship to undocumented immigrants, commonly called amnesty. Read

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