I know that this sounds wrong...but can these super rich people ‘buy’ their nannies some form of temporary stay? You know..sponsor these people for a few $100k?
Those rich snobs won’t do so because they’re cheapskates and hypocrites.
If they can pay $60 K per year in wages for a year for three years, along with reasonable room and board, in exchange for a 40 hour work week, and top that off with a $100k fringe benefit, then the can pay over $90k a year for a 40 hour week and there will be takers, both old and young (experienced grandmothers) who they can attract who are native born.
I imagine that even if they could pay this, they are looking to pay more in the $15,000-$30,000 range in exchange for a work week that in at least some ways is much more than 40 hours.
In a way, yes. They could hire an au pair. They could go to some agency that specializes in this sort of thing, SPONSOR that person and PAY THE FEE to bring them over and apply for and get a work visa for that person.
But that would cost more money you see....and despite them being rather comfortable, nothing is closer to their heart that that sweet sweet cheap labor.
“I know that this sounds wrong...”
not just sounds wrong, but is wrong.
People trying to live beyond their means or who don’t want to pay a decent wage to a US Citizen for their work because they want to pay illegal cheaper may not be against state or community law, but if nothing else its a sin, against the community (costing them more in some ways, maybe bringing crime, illness) and likely in some way sin against God (greed, selfishness, or some thing)