Landscaper Says Romney Never Insisted that Laborers Be Legal

Fox News ^ | Dec. 6, 2007

[meandog]

Engage cloaking device...pay no attention to landscaper, other criticism.

[Paleo Conservative]

Romney never asked, and Saenz never told.

[South40]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935753/posts

[RockinRight]

OK, regardless of what Romney knew or didn’t know...that’s the biggest bunch of bullsh*t for an excuse I have ever heard in my life.

[dead]

It’s now the responsibility of the customer to demand that the business not break the law in its hiring practices?

[dfwgator]

It’s now the responsibility of the customer to demand that the business not break the law in its hiring practices?

Only if you want to be President.

[MNJohnnie]

So Meandog, still hanging out here doing the Democrat Party’s PR dirty work hmm?

How do you like the Socialists Senator, Jim Webb (S-VA), you spend all your time here last year helping elect with your postings?

Like him better then George Allen? You remember Allen, who has a Lifetime American Conservative Union rating 92%?

Or maybe you come here to admit you have been totally wrong about Iraq from day one now that your, and Jim Webb's, Surrender Now dogmas have been proven to be such a disasterous ignorant fraud?

Wander back to Moveon.org fool, Freepers know which side you play for.

[meandog]

It’s now the responsibility of the customer to demand that the business not break the law in its hiring practices?

Not the issue...the issue is whether the Romulan told the truth or not about claim he instructed the landscaper not to employ illegals. I tend to believe the landscaper over Slick Willard.

[MNJohnnie]

Curious, how do you square this attack on Romney with your self proclaimed support for John “Amnesty” McCain?

[ASA Vet]

Is Ricardo Saenz, of Community Lawn Service in Chelsea, Mass being investigated by ICE yet?

[johnny7]

Ricardo may have done a job for Mitt... but I bet he gets a steady paycheck from The Globe.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Romney says landscaper never insisted he was a criminal.

[bill1952]

Romney did not demand that the company not employ illegal immigrants...

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
- Theodore Roosevelt

[dead]

I tend to believe the landscaper over Slick Willard.

Oh, you do? Well then there’s no problem:

Saenz also insisted to the Globe that the workers he hired were legal, but he did not show reporters their papers.

[kevkrom]

It’s now the responsibility of the customer to demand that the business not break the law in its hiring practices?

If you're running for office and had been previously told the same business was hiring illegals in the past and had decided to give the business a "second chance" after that, then yes, I would assume you would have both the right and responsibility to demand that the business not screw you over when you're going to be under a microscope.

[jagusafr]

“Nobody told me not to paint the cat...” What, ya gotta specify no criminals now?

[South40]

Anyone employing or contracting with an illegal alien without verifying his work authorization status is guilty of a misdemeanor.

This jerk needs to be prosecuted.

[Plutarch]

I think I am going to turn myself in to ICE because I might have ate in a restaurant that had an illegal washing dishes.

Fredheads, if the exact same incidents occurred with Fred Thompson would you care a whit?

[kevkrom]

Fredheads, if the exact same incidents occurred with Fred Thompson would you care a whit?

My initial reaction to the story was that it was a weak attempt to "gotcha" Romney. (I can even provide a link to my original comments if you like.) I still think it's not a particularly strong thing to nail him on, but the fact that the same company had indeed been using illegals in the past, and Romney knew about it, does mean that he should indeed have insisted on a "no illegals" policy when giving the company a second chance.

Now what we have here is the company saying that no such demand was made, which conflicts with Romney's position that he did so. I have no idea who is right, but such discrepancies will give the story "legs".

[SoConPubbie]

Fredheads, if the exact same incidents occurred with Fred Thompson would you care a whit?

As a proud FredHead I will be glad to answer your question.

The answer is a resounding YES!

It undermines Mitt's credibility in his new-found anti-illegal alien fervor.

It plain words, it means Mitt is faking it!