Posted on 02/07/2017 9:32:12 AM PST by Theoria
U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Labor Department admitted to employing an undocumented immigrant as a house cleaner, the kind of revelation that derailed Cabinet nominees in previous administrations.
Andrew Puzder, chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants Inc, is one of several Trump nominees who face strong opposition from Senate Democrats and progressive groups.
In a statement late on Monday, Puzder said he and his wife had employed a housekeeper for a few years without being aware that she was not legally permitted to work in the United States.
"When I learned of her status, we immediately ended her employment and offered her assistance in getting legal status," he said in the statement. He said he paid back taxes for employing the maid to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and to California.
The statement was first reported by the Huffington Post.
Senator Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the panel that will vet Puzder's nomination, said in a statement that Puzder had reported his mistake and voluntarily corrected it.
"I do not believe that this should disqualify him from being a cabinet secretary," he added.
The disclosure came as Senate Democrats held an all-night session in a final attempt to block the nomination of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire school-choice champion whom Trump nominated to be education secretary.
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surprised Reuters used that term. I thought they were ‘undocumented’.
DeVos has been approved, thanks to VP Pence casting the deciding vote 51-50. Hope Collins and Merkowski are ready to cash their checks from the NEA for accomplishing nothing.
Governor Arnie of California admits.....oh nevermind....
Perhaps their style guide states they have to use 'illegal' when associated with the right and only 'undocumented' when used is associated with the left.
Propaganda can be so subtle.
I wonder WHY he did not tell Trump about this. This isn’t just a DUH, I forgot thing.
No way was there 100 people in that room. Not right...these people should not be able to vote in their bathrobes.
They’re “undocumented” when democrats hire them.
“Illegals” when employed by republicans.
“estás despedido”
So he hired an ILLEGAL immigrant. I thought that we were supposed to provide them jobs. Along with healthcare, food stamps, schooling, and on and on and on.
They can’t have it both ways!
They don’t even try to hide their bias anymore :)
That’ good. Let’s get it all out in the open
Oh, i see what they did. Put 'illegal' in the title for click bait, thus associate Trump and cabinet pick with that term. And in the article substituted 'undocumented' with 'illegal'.
THAT MEANS I’M BACK IN THE CONTEST!! :)
Gotta laugh.
An acquaintance of mine had an illegal as a housekeeper, and since she worked all day for $25, cared not a whit that the girl neither spoke nor read English.
That is, until one day, the girl dusting, and sprayed oven cleaner -—which had a yellow cap, just like the can of Pledge-—all over the Steinway.
Funny. What a hoot. Then the universal language was used.
Ooooooooooo, crap!
Adios.
Everyone in America who spends $ has hired an illegal, either directly or indirectly whether they admit it, realize it or not.
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