Dobbs for President?

Earlier this month, Lou Dobbs made international headlines when he left the airwaves of CNN after more than 25 years with the cable network.

He had been under increasing pressure to do so based on his perceived anti-immigration views and statements. Now, Dobbs is taking to the airwaves to share his feelings post-CNN.

Describing himself as "liberated and emancipated" since leaving the network (and while he is entitled to his own opinion -- however wrong it may be) his positioning towards elected office should raise our collective eyebrows.

In the same interview with WTOP, Dobbs said a presidential run in 2012 is "not crazy":

Again, we disagree with Dobbs on this point.

Among the reasons why Lou Dobbs would fail to make a good president are that he has given credence to the "birther" movement, calling into question President Obama's leadership; repeatedly asserted that Mexicans were trying to "take over" the Southwest (New Mexico included) and that illegal immigration is the single biggest threat to the American middle class.

Were Dobbs to enter the GOP-fray for the 2012 nomination, you could expect him to be among the far-right of the party on this issue -- such as renegade Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio or Tom Tancredo.

Personalities like Dobbs attempt to make immigration to the United States an 'us vs. them' issue, an over simplification which does not give credence to the multitude of aspects implicit to this debate.

Perhaps with Dobbs absent from the airwaves (for now) we have have a logical debate which helps to do what is just for all involved.