did she ask for references?
I can only assume this couple tried to be above board and pay her “on the books,” as opposed to the approach 90% of Manhattanites do it, fostering illegals and paying them with a weekly wad of cash “under the table.” Firing an illegal is quick and clean, as neither side has a vested interest in making an issue out of it. It’s ironic how the legal approach screws you in California.