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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-08 08:16 AM
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Mittens, Circa 12/07 - Illegal Immigrants manicure his lawn and pretty up his tennis court...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2007/12/lawn_work_at_ro.html



Standing on stage at a Republican debate on the Gulf Coast of Florida last week, Mitt Romney repeatedly lashed out at rival Rudy Giuliani for providing sanctuary to illegal immigrants in New York City.

Yet, the very next morning, on Thursday, at least two illegal immigrants stepped out of a hulking maroon pickup truck in the driveway of Romney's Belmont house, then proceeded to spend several hours raking leaves, clearing debris from Romney's tennis court, and loading the refuse back on to the truck.

In fact, their work was part of a regular pattern. Despite a Globe story in Dec. 2006 that highlighted Romney's use of illegal immigrants to tend to his lawn, Romney continued to employ the same landscaping company -- until today. The landscaping company, in turn, continued to employ illegal immigrants.

Two of the workers confirmed in separate interviews with Globe reporters last week that they were in the country without documents. One said he had paid $7,000 to a smuggler to escort him across the desert into Arizona; the other said he had come to the country with a student visa that was now expired. Both were seen on the lawn by either Globe reporters or photographers over the last two months.

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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-08 08:25 AM
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1. While Biden is taking his own trash to the dump.
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-08 08:27 AM
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2. I am jonesing to hear its Mittens!
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-08 08:28 AM
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3. They might have
picked his lettuce, as well.
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