During a dustup over illegal immigration at the CNN/YouTube Republican debate, Rudy Giuliani said of former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney: "There was even a sanctuary mansion. At his own home, illegal immigrants were being employed."
Turns out he wasn't just being bitchy. He was right. Not only did Romney employ illegal immigrants in the past, but the Globe broke the news that he employed them right up to this day.
The Globe was the same outlet that busted him for having a "sanctuary mansion" in 2006, and apparently Romney didn't learn anything the first time around. So, it's not okay for illegal immigrants to be here, but it's okay for them to mow his yard?
Romney fired the company, Community Lawn Service with a Heart, today. He said in a statement that he trusted the company not to hire illegal immigrants after the first incident.
The issue of illegal immigration is make-or-break when it comes to winning the GOP nomination. Therefore, it's surprising that Romney, a successful businessman and PR pro, wouldn't go over these matters with a fine-tooth comb, or at least hire someone with US citizenship to do so.
Besides, Romney has five sons and a posse of relatives. Surely, he could give one of them or a grandkid some allowance money to mow the stinking yard.
From a strictly political viewpoint, this news is the worst timing possible for the Romney campaign, coming just as he prepares his "I Am Mormon, Hear Me Roar" speech.
Screengrab of the "Romney Bobblehead" Harper's.
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