La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for December 08, 2010

Flake:

Based on a yearlong investigation, including interviews with five immigrants who worked without papers on his properties, The Nation and the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute have found that Dobbs has relied for years on undocumented labor for the upkeep of his multimillion-dollar estates and the horses he keeps for his 22-year-old daughter, Hillary, a champion show jumper.

It’s not that Dobbs is unique in hiring illegals, it’s the hypocrisy. Big business conservatives crying about welfare and border security, but won’t support legislation that would force employers to check out who they hire. Because now you’re threatening a cheap source of labor.

You don’t have to like the facts, but you can’t argue in some virtual reality you’re making up. If you don’t find Lalo funny, I’ll recommend “Mallard Fillmore” to you. It’s not funny, but at least it won’t threaten your epistemic closure.