Romney finally gets tough on immigration ...

[spurster]

... and fires his landscaper.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/05/more_immigrant_woes_for_romney/

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 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 onto the truck.

In fact, their work was part of a regular pattern. Even after a Globe story in December 2006 highlighted Romney's use of a landscaping company that employs illegal immigrants to tend to his grounds, Romney continued to employ Community Lawn Service With a Heart - until yesterday. The company continued to employ illegal immigrants.

...

Last night, the campaign issued a statement saying Romney had just learned - apparently from Globe reporters - of the company's continued practice of employing illegal immigrants, and immediately fired it.

"After this same issue arose last year, I gave the company a second chance with very specific conditions," Romney said in the statement. "They were instructed to make sure people working for the company were of legal status. We personally met with the company in order to inform them about the importance of this matter. The owner of the company guaranteed us, in very certain terms, that the company would be in total compliance with the law going forward.

"The company's failure to comply with the law is disappointing and inexcusable, and I believe it is important I take this action," Romney said.

Romney's account differs from that of landscape company owner Ricardo Saenz, who said that Romney didn't press the issue of whether his workers were in the country illegally. Asked if the Romney household expressed reservations about rehiring him after last year's story, he said, "Why would they have any problem?"

[xrayzebra]

Funny, not humorously so, but try and get some work done in
San Antonio by any contractor and see how many English
speaking workers show up.

The only time you get someone you know is not Illegal is when
you get a single serviceman to repair something.

[JoeChalupa]

How do you KNOW they are not illegal? Or how do you know they ARE illegal? Just because they speak spanish and by the color of their skin? There are many documented workers who are here legally and there is no way of telling by their looks.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Or they could be san antonian's who are speaking spanish to talk shit about ray...

[Extra Stout]

Or they could be san antonian's who are speaking spanish to talk shit about ray...
He thinks they're calling him cool-o.

[xrayzebra]

He thinks they're calling him cool-o.

Yeah, if you are from good old SA, just keep paying those
high hospital taxes, cause the hospital district says they
are going to keep right one treating those Illegals.

I should have know better than post something a homeowner
has to face. Most of the dimm-o-craps are just wannabe
owners.

[Extra Stout]

Yeah, if you are from good old SA, just keep paying those
high hospital taxes, cause the hospital district says they
are going to keep right one treating those Illegals.

I should have know better than post something a homeowner
has to face. Most of the dimm-o-craps are just wannabe
owners.
You need to make sure the illegals keep using Mexican cornmeal and flour rather than the American processed stuff, so they don't get diabetes. That will keep costs down.

[JoeChalupa]

Yeah, if you are from good old SA, just keep paying those
high hospital taxes, cause the hospital district says they
are going to keep right one treating those Illegals.

I should have know better than post something a homeowner
has to face. Most of the dimm-o-craps are just wannabe
owners.

Is your lame use of "dimm-o-craps" your credential? It isn't only illegals who get treated at hospitals. Would you believe that there are American citizens with no insurance who do jnot pay their bills? I used to work at a collection agency and saw thousands of unpaid medical bills from people who HAVE insurance but won't pay the part not covered.
Get your facts straight.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Yeah, if you are from good old SA, just keep paying those
high hospital taxes, cause the hospital district says they
are going to keep right one treating those Illegals.

I should have know better than post something a homeowner
has to face. Most of the dimm-o-craps are just wannabe
owners.



ray if it makes you feel any better the contractors that come out to our new home don't speak much English..you keep blaming the city but immigration is a federal problem.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Is your lame use of "dimm-o-craps" your credential? It isn't only illegals who get treated at hospitals. Would you believe that there are American citizens with no insurance who do jnot pay their bills? I used to work at a collection agency and saw thousands of unpaid medical bills from people who HAVE insurance but won't pay the part not covered.
Get your facts straight.


Joe, all those folks are simply gay people who don't want to pay Ray back his hard earned tax money..

[xrayzebra]

Is your lame use of "dimm-o-craps" your credential? It isn't only illegals who get treated at hospitals. Would you believe that there are American citizens with no insurance who do jnot pay their bills? I used to work at a collection agency and saw thousands of unpaid medical bills from people who HAVE insurance but won't pay the part not covered.
Get your facts straight.


What facts are those Joe? That our hospital taxes don't
go to pay for ALL the illegals medical treatment?

So you were a bill collector, I was a credit manager at
one time, so guess we are both experts.

[xrayzebra]

ray if it makes you feel any better the contractors that come out to our new home don't speak much English..you keep blaming the city but immigration is a federal problem.


No ILLEGAL Aliens are all our problem. You don't
condone it and expect it to go away. Guess the
homeless are a federal problem and children not insured
is a federal problem, if so how come we spend state/county/
city taxes on them? Want to explain that?

[JoeChalupa]

What I'm saying is that it is not only illegal immigrants who get treated and don't pay and that is a fact.

[JoeChalupa]

I don't condone illegal immigration but I also don't condone treating them like they are sub-human.

[xrayzebra]

Joe, all those folks are simply gay people who don't want to pay Ray back his hard earned tax money..

Gay is a misnomer. Call them what they are
homosexuals. They are people that are definitely not
gay. Just horny for their own kind. You may call that
normal but I don't.

[George Gervin's Afro]

What I'm saying is that it is not only illegal immigrants who get treated and don't pay and that is a fact.


what? Your telling me that these hospitals treat poor american citizens as well? ray just said it's only illegals who use these hospitals.. maybe i need to listen to hush limpballs more..

[xrayzebra]

I don't condone illegal immigration but I also don't condone treating them like they are sub-human.

I don't either. But they need to go back to their homeland
and come in the right way. I don't treat them as sub-human
but I damn sure not going to encourage them to come in
like they do and take things away from those that come here
in a legal manner.

[xrayzebra]

what? Your telling me that these hospitals treat poor american citizens as well? ray just said it's only illegals who use these hospitals.. maybe i need to listen to hush limpballs more..

You have a real reading comprehension problem.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Gay is a misnomer. Call them what they are
homosexuals. They are people that are definitely not
gay. Just horny for their own kind. You may call that
normal but I don't.


ray your a hoot! i have just inlcuded the following statement into my sig.. :lol

[xrayzebra]

ray your a hoot! i have just inlcuded the following statement into my sig.. :lol

Why not, for a not so cool guy, I have been used in several
sigs........
:lol

[Extra Stout]

what? Your telling me that these hospitals treat poor american citizens as well? ray just said it's only illegals who use these hospitals.. maybe i need to listen to hush limpballs more..
If you go to the hospital and can't pay, you don't deserve to be an American citizen and you should be deported, especially if your last name sounds Mexican.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Why not, for a not so cool guy, I have been used in several
sigs........
:lol


Oh come on Ray....admit it ..you were cool back in the day.. think back to those nights in the (straight) clubs.. standing at the bar giving that woman the xray look.. you were cool admit it!

[Extra Stout]

Oh come on Ray....admit it ..you were cool back in the day.. think back to those nights in the (straight) clubs.. standing at the bar giving that woman the xray look.. you were cool admit it!
Not just cool, but cool-o.

[JoeChalupa]

I don't either. But they need to go back to their homeland
and come in the right way. I don't treat them as sub-human
but I damn sure not going to encourage them to come in
like they do and take things away from those that come here
in a legal manner.

Well I've never gone to the hospital and been told that I cannot be treated because some illegal immigrant took away my doctor and treatment.

[xrayzebra]

Well I've never gone to the hospital and been told that I cannot be treated because some illegal immigrant took away my doctor and treatment.

Damn, are we paying your bills too? Just kidding, I hope
you weren't turned away. People who are citizens of this
county is who we are paying the taxes for.

[xrayzebra]

Oh come on Ray....admit it ..you were cool back in the day.. think back to those nights in the (straight) clubs.. standing at the bar giving that woman the xray look.. you were cool admit it!

Yeah, man, I was cool. Ah, for the good old cool days.
I had my time as a young man. Hey we even danced
where our bodies touched. Now you can't say all our old
folks stuff was bad......... :toast :lol

And you could understand the words.