Lou Dobbs for Senator?

By now many know who Lou Dobbs is. Most can remember him, because he made opposing statements towards immigrants in his talk show on CNN. Well guess what? In 2012 he wants to run for senator in New Jersey!

Currently the senator of New Jersey is, Robert Mendez, a Democrat. Sen. Robert Mendez has worked on, “sponsored bills protecting citizens and permanent residents from unlawful detention and deportation and supports allowing illegal immigrants to buy health insurance from exchanges with their own money.”

People in New Jersey were surveyed in 2007, and two-thirds of New Jersey voters said, “undocumented residents hurt the country more than they help it.” They also oppose to giving illegal immigrants driver’s license.

Although there is a large population of immigrants in New Jersey, there is also a large population that opposes immigrants. Seeing this, it seems like Lou Dobbs might have a good chance of winning (let’s hope not). Hopefully he does not become a senator in New Jersey, because if he does, issues might get a lot more complicated for immigrants.

Lou Dobbs has also said that people are urging him to run for president. Dilenschneider has said that the idea of Lou Dobbs running for president was a “long way off”. Hopefully it really is a “long way off”!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_el_se/us_lou_dobbs_senate