Lou Dobbs Spreads Vile Misinformation about Immigrants

By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate
Posted on December 5, 2007, Printed on December 7, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/69769/

Truth matters. History and context count. "You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts," the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously observed.

CNN's Lou Dobbs has migrated to a pre-eminent position in the debate on immigration in the U.S. Since he identifies himself as a journalist, he has a special responsibility to rely on facts and to correct misstatements of fact. CNN, which purports to be a news organization, touting itself as the "Most Trusted Name in News," has an equally strong obligation to its audience to tell the truth.