this is a textbook example of political spin for the news cycles. Whitman's camp is currently catapulting an opinion by "immigration attorneys," that refutes the assertion that Nutmeg did anything wrong. On the face of it the story appears to give credence to the Whitman side of the story, that they didn't know of the illegal status and that when they did, they had to let her go. The story is couched as thus:
Whitman within law, immigration lawyers say
Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau
San Francisco Chronicle October 1, 2010 04:00 AM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved.
Friday, October 1, 2010
(10-01) 04:00 PDT Washington - --
"Whether or not Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying her former housekeeper's false documents did not match its records, Whitman did not act unlawfully by keeping the housekeeper employed, immigration lawyers said Thursday.
In fact, had she gone ahead and fired Nicandra Diaz Santillan based on such a letter, she would have exposed herself to potential anti-discrimination violations, lawyers said.
Whitman says she wasn't aware of receiving a "no-match" letter.
"There is no additional legal obligation for an employer to follow up or respond to SSA with new information," said Gening Liao, a labor and employment attorney at the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles, which defends immigrants..."
Read more:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/01/MN931FME32.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz118oy8Sounds plausible, right? Sounds legit, especially when that lawyer is said to "defend immigrants." Not so fast my friend. The internet is a wonderful thing and can expose one to the truth if one cares to look under the covers a bit. This source is hardly an immigrants' advocate or any other kind of authority that can be relied upon for such an opinion. It would appear they are a management oriented outfit, seeking to find ways to enhance the labor pool for the wealthiest corporations. Now where would ol' Nutmeg ever come across an outfit like that? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
A reader of SFGate then offers this insight into the quoted attorney:
"What a scam, nothing on their web site involves helping little immigrants but big corporations trying to import workers to take American jobs........ The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) represents businesses that have sponsored highly-skilled workers overseas who are attempting to enter the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. In July 2007, AILA filed a class action lawsuit against the United States federal Citizenship and Immigration Service, after the government rejected thousands of applications for Green cards from highly skilled immigrants."
Control the news cycle. That is what this is all about. Be the one that has the last message that can resonate with the voting public over the weekend.
Get out the popcorn.
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