Lou Dobbs Said He’d Be Happy to Triple Number of Legal Immigrants - David Sirota’s new book reveals unexpected tidbit about the God Father of the Anti-Immigration Set.

A new book by a prominent progressive author contains a rather ironic revelation: CNN’s Lou Dobbs — the disgruntled television voice of anti-immigration sentiment — says he would actually welcome millions of new immigrants into the United States.

“If we are to have a national debate and a national dialogue and a decision about national policy and we make a judgment that we are going to raise immigration levels - let’s say that we double them, lets say that we triple them - sign me up,” Dobbs is reported as saying in February 2007. “There is nothing in me that is a restrictionist whatsoever, and I realize that separates me from others who are against illegal immigration on the basis that there is too much immigration. I don’t believe that. I do believe that we are not in control of our immigration policies or what is happening in this country. And that leaves me in despair.”

The remark comes courtesy of David Sirota’s just released book: “The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour Of The Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street And Washington,” which documents the conflict between business interests, government policies and popular opinion on a variety of issues, from trade and the economy to immigration to Iraq.”*

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