Lou Dobbs' anti-immigration tirades have made him a darling of nativist and white supremacist groups. As SPLC researchers have shown, Dobbs often uses dubious or outright incorrect information to make his extreme points. SPLC has publicly called on CNN and Dobbs to retract a particularly scurrilous and inflammatory claim about undocumented immigrants they have aired in recent months. So far, Dobbs has refused.
Morris Dees and Richard Cohen recently discussed the controversy and why it should be of concern to all those who champion the cause of tolerance in America.
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