If you think about it, it’s the only thing she could have done. Imagine the damage to her campaign (particularly in the primary) if she would have hired immigration attorneys to assist her illegal immigrant employee. Soft on immigration does not play to her base.[/quote]
FSD, I believe that there is more to this.
Whitman is a billionaire for God’s sake. She could easily have arranged for a third party to take care of her maid (family member she claimed).
Kicking her “family member” out after 9 years is not a compassionate way to treat a person who’s served her well.[/quote]
If WHitman had another family member “take care of” the maid, it would eventually come out that she knowingly harbored an illegal alien. This would not be looked at too fondly by the Republican base. It’s a lose-lose position for her.
I think there is more too this, too. Did the maid suddenly realize she was illegal, or was her timing in revealing it to Whitman and attempt by her (or someone else) to exploit the fact for personal gain ?
The whole thing smells rotten on both sides.
But in the end, the maid violated CA’s don’t-ask-don’t-tell immigration policy, and is now a victim.
