- Ron Nehring, state GOP chief, says he never asked to see Michael Kamburowski’s green card.
Posted on 06/27/2007 8:06:59 AM PDT by SmithL
California Republican Party officials might have violated federal immigration law by hiring an Australian immigrant for a top finance post without ever demanding to see his proof of legal residence, immigration officials said Tuesday.
Ron Nehring, who heads the California Republican Party, admitted Tuesday that he -- and as far as he knows, any party officials -- never saw the green card that would prove that Michael Kamburowski, an Australian citizen hired as the state GOP's chief operations officer, was a legal resident.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division said Tuesday the law is clear that "it is the responsibility of the employers to check and see that someone is legally in the country and eligible to work."
The Chronicle reported Sunday that Kamburowski -- an Australian immigrant who was hired as the GOP's chief operations officer in March to oversee the party's multi-million-dollar campaign accounts -- was ordered deported in 2001, later was jailed on visa violations in 2004 and since has filed a $5 million wrongful arrest lawsuit against U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials, according to court documents on file in U.S. District Court.
Both Kamburowski and his attorney, Michael DiRaimundo, say that since he arrived more than 12 years ago, he has become a permanent and legal resident of the United States.
In a telephone interview with The Chronicle, asked if he ever saw a green card for Kamburowski, Nehring said, "I did not. Personally, no," adding that he was unaware of whether any other party officials had seen such documents.
Party officials said Kamburowski never disclosed his past legal troubles or his lawsuit against U.S. officials when he went to work for the Republican Party in the nation's most populous state.
Kamburowski resigned Sunday.
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- Ron Nehring, state GOP chief, says he never asked to see Michael Kamburowski’s green card.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Has the State GOP decided that they just don’t want to win any elections in this State?
The SF Chronicle could not even use the term “Illegal Alien” to describe this guy that has hired by the GOP.
You just can’t make this stuff up!
No wonder it’s called the stupid party.
And these people are going to write the new regulations
governing employer verification?
WE ARE DOOMED.
Feel the chads, baby!
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Apparently all the recipient needs to do with this (California Democrat)Voter Identification Card is sign it to be eligible to vote. Keep in mind, this was sent to a previously unregistered voter.( who is an alien without a green card)
As my friend points out, only the U.S. government knows her age and pending residency status, and, obviously her Latino background. How did this information wind up in the partisan political hands of the California Democratic Party? And what kind of impact will a mailing like this -- obviously utilizing a government database for political purposes -- have on the California legislative races? How widespread is this fraud?
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Yes, this thread wold be more fun if it were about the Democratic Party hiring Illegal Aliens to clean their offices.
Michael Kamburowski was just doing a job that Americans refuse to do.
Both Kamburowski and his attorney, Michael DiRaimundo, say he has become a permanent and legal resident of the United States....His lawsuit is what makes him “illegal” to the Feds, I’d venture.
All his employer needed to do was to check his Green Card.
Family values don’t stop at the Pacific Ocean.
Apparently the ‘shadows’ extend to the CA state GOP.
It’s unfortunate for Michael Kamburowski that he’s not from south of the border. Neither the Democrats or the MSM would touch him then.
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It sure seems that way, doesn’t it?
Sounds like they are taking lessons from the Alaska Republicans.
They made that decision a long time ago.
Just ask Pete Wilson.
He is the current "head" of the decimated "Party" and should be held accountable, but is NOT!!!
I agree on McClintock. I’ve never been sold on Simon. The way he cozied up to Arnie, and Riordan, and more recently Rudy Giuliani, I’m not so sure he wasn’t/isn’t just another Trojan Horse.
They've decided to replace the current voters with a new batch of them (12-100 million of them).
You’re right, although I was more sold on him at the time than Gray Davis!!! You understand that, don’tcha???
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