He’s Back: Lou Dobbs Defends Birthright Citizenship!

Just when you thought it was safe . . . . Returning from his public hiatus after an abrupt departure from CNN last November, Lou Dobbs has done a surprising turnabout.  In the face of Senator Lindsay Graham floating the idea of a constitutional amendment to abolish birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, Dobbs opposes any changes to birthright citizenship.  Pledging allegiance to the rule of law, Dobbs does not believe that “anchor babies” — the term he uses in the interview — should be denied citizenship.

The fact that the future of birthright citizenship is even being discussed is telling.  However SB 1070 fares in the federal court challenges, it may well be that the Arizona law deeply impacts the national debate over immigration.  The current fracas over birthright citizenship — with the previous advocates for changing the rulei clearly outside the political mainstream — reflects that change.  The Arizona law, at least for now, appears to have mainstreamed immigration extremism.

KJ