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Why Did Romney Fire the Lawn Company Now?
nationalreview/corner.com ^ | 12/04/2007 | Byron York

Posted on 12/04/2007 5:21:31 PM PST by JRochelle

Because the Boston Globe was looking into it. From the paper, posted a short time ago:

Mitt Romney, who has taken a tough stance against illegal immigrants in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, has continued to employ a company that uses illegal immigrants to do lawn work at his home.

Responding to inquiries from the Globe, which had observed the work taking place at his house and interviewed the workers, Romney tonight fired the company for failing to comply with the law…

Romney has made illegal immigration a central campaign issue in his bid for the nomination. At last week's Republican debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., Romney was quick to attack Rudy Giuliani for safeguarding illegal immigrants in New York City.

Yet early the morning after the debate, immigrants from Central America who say they are here illegally were in plain view on the lawn in front of Romney’s salmon-colored mansion in Belmont. Chatting in Spanish, they hustled to rake massive clumps of leaves, dump them in barrels, and clear debris from his tennis court.

Their boss, Ricardo Saenz of Chelsea, was the same man who for a decade brought illegal immigrants and others to work for Romney, whom he had met through their shared Mormon faith. A year ago, the Globe broke the news that illegal immigrants landscaped Romney’s 2.5-acre property.

In the past two months, the Globe observed Saenz and his crew at Romney's estate once a week, except during the week of Thanksgiving…Last Thursday, the Globe interviewed two of the three workers who were at Romney's house. Both said they were illegal immigrants from Guatemala; one of the immigrants said the third worker was also here illegally….


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
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To: JRochelle
Their boss, Ricardo Saenz of Chelsea, was the same man who for a decade brought illegal immigrants and others to work for Romney, whom he had met through their shared Mormon faith. A year ago, the Globe broke the news that illegal immigrants landscaped Romney’s 2.5-acre property.

But, we don't have to worry that his religion would EVER influence how he ran the office of the Presidency, do we? No "cronyism" for Mitt! /s

21 posted on 12/04/2007 5:36:39 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Are Evangelicals going to accept the label "Creedal Christian" so Romney can be Christian?)
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To: colorcountry; FastCoyote; MHGinTN; Pan_Yans Wife; svcw; Elsie; aMorePerfectUnion; Colofornian; ...

This is too good not to share Ping


22 posted on 12/04/2007 5:38:38 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Are Evangelicals going to accept the label "Creedal Christian" so Romney can be Christian?)
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To: rineaux

If you ever see Mitt pointing its because he is checking which way the wind is blowing. grins.


23 posted on 12/04/2007 5:38:40 PM PST by donnab (saving liberal brains...one moron at a time.)
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To: JRochelle
Since Mitt can’t get illegals off his own front lawn, I am convinced he can’t do a damn thing about it as President.
Excellent logic, have to agree with you. Mitt loses more ground with this news, I predict.
24 posted on 12/04/2007 5:38:45 PM PST by Clara Lou (Thompson '08)
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To: JRochelle

The bigger question is why he hired them in the first place. Too lazy to mow his own yard?


25 posted on 12/04/2007 5:40:34 PM PST by meyer (Illegal Immigration - The profits are privatized, the costs are socialized.)
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To: JRochelle

Its Winter and grass doesn’t grow as much? //s


26 posted on 12/04/2007 5:42:25 PM PST by mnehring
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To: meyer
The bigger question is why he hired them in the first place. Too lazy to mow his own yard?

If I had five sons, I wouldn't mow my own yard either...oops!

27 posted on 12/04/2007 5:42:46 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Are Evangelicals going to accept the label "Creedal Christian" so Romney can be Christian?)
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To: meyer
If I was a millionaire, I doubt I’d mow my own lawn.

But I wouldn’t let illegals do it either.

What is it about rich people who want to cut corners wherever possible?

28 posted on 12/04/2007 5:45:12 PM PST by JRochelle (Thanks to RomneyCare, abortions in MA are at the reduced price of only $50.00!)
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To: JRochelle

Get some goats,,every now and them throw them a car..


29 posted on 12/04/2007 5:45:55 PM PST by silentreignofheroes (I'm Southron,,,and I vote...)
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To: donnab; jdm; jellybean; ejonesie22; RockinRight; Reagan Man; Clara Lou
If you ever see Mitt pointing its because he is checking which way the wind is blowing.



I'll be right back with
your Local on the 8s
after I moisten my finger
and check conditions.

30 posted on 12/04/2007 5:46:38 PM PST by Petronski (Reject the liberal superfecta: huckabee, romney, giuliani, mccain)
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To: pissant

If this doesn’t send Mitt down in flames Thursday’s speech should.


31 posted on 12/04/2007 5:47:23 PM PST by c-b 1 (Reporting from behind enemy lines, in occupied AZTLAN.)
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To: JRochelle
We have an acre to mow and we do it ourselves. We must be old-fashioned.

According to the MSM, we must be racist as well!

32 posted on 12/04/2007 5:48:34 PM PST by highimpact (Abortion - [n]: human sacrifice at the altar of convenience.)
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To: rineaux

Romney can’t take a crap without consulting his attorneys.


33 posted on 12/04/2007 5:50:13 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: JoanneSD
More reason to vote HUNTER

Bingo! The media dubbed "front runners" will devour each other in the rush to appear more Conservative than each other and the only one left standing will be one true Conservative Duncan Hunter.
34 posted on 12/04/2007 5:50:41 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! Duncan Hunter is a Cosponsor.)
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To: Petronski
LOL.

I haven’t seen weatherman Mitt in a while!

35 posted on 12/04/2007 5:51:31 PM PST by JRochelle (Thanks to RomneyCare, abortions in MA are at the reduced price of only $50.00!)
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To: Blue Highway

***Romney can’t take a crap without consulting his attorneys.***

We all know he is full of crap too.


37 posted on 12/04/2007 5:52:15 PM PST by rineaux (How dare you, how dare you question the Clinton's wrecked record.)
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To: JRochelle
We have an acre to mow and we do it ourselves.

We must be old-fashioned.


No, you're a racist for not employing illegal aliens! ;O)
38 posted on 12/04/2007 5:52:28 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! Duncan Hunter is a Cosponsor.)
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To: c-b 1

Mitt is pretty savvy. I would not count him out yet. Plus, he’s loaded with cash.


39 posted on 12/04/2007 5:53:14 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: SkyPilot

You had a good post until you put in the underwear pic.


40 posted on 12/04/2007 5:55:46 PM PST by JRochelle (Thanks to RomneyCare, abortions in MA are at the reduced price of only $50.00!)
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