Whitman in tough spot on immigration

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Meg Whitman in tough spot on immigration

Carla Marinucci,John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writers
San Francisco Chronicle October 2, 2010 04:00 AM

"GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, still reeling from the political fallout of reports she had an undocumented employee for nine years, heads into a crucial debate on Spanish-language television today against Democrat Jerry Brown with questions still unanswered about what appears to be her rapidly changing immigration policy.

For months, Whitman has portrayed herself "tough as nails" on illegal immigration, and has said she wanted to "prosecute illegal aliens and criminal aliens around the state," along with the people who hire them.

Whitman denies knowingly employing an illegal immigrant, but just days after allegations surfaced that Nicandra Diaz Santillan, 39, a Mexican-born undocumented housemaid, worked for her for nearly a decade, Whitman appeared to dramatically change her position on a key component of her immigration plan.

While the former eBay CEO has regularly expressed support for a temporary guest worker program for agricultural workers, she suggested Thursday that domestic workers like Diaz also should be included in such a program..."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/02/MN6I1FN4IN.DTL#ixzz11Duyzz00


Ooooooh, this should be real good theater, a crucial debate on Spanish-language television.

Other points listed in this article include the feedback about her idea of including domestic help in guest worker programs is done mainly in the Middle East. That conjures up images of enslaved Filipinas unable to leave the family compound, etc. Or Malay construction crews building palaces for sheiks. And then this quote from her campaign spokesman that was right out of Nathan Furm's playbook: "insisted Whitman has not changed her position on guest workers, adding that when she referenced one for "workers like Nicky," she simply meant "hard-working Latinas trying to find a better future for their families."

I can just see Martin Short nervously tapping his cigarette, eyes darting furtively around the room, and come back with "why did you ask me that question, hmmmm?" Someone opined on the web yesterday that just like so many others in scandals, that the coverup is more damaging than the offense.


I might have to interrupt some of my crucial NCAA football time this Saturday to look in on this debate.



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1. Good

I'm lovin it :popcorn:

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2. Fellow Californians, one just can't find good help these days.

ha!

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3. Tuning in

"Destino 2010," the second debate between Democratic candidate for governor Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman, will be broadcast at 4 p.m. today on Univision stations, with English and Spanish subtitles available via closed captioning. It will also be streamed at 4 p.m. at www.univisionfresno.com, www.univisionlosangeles.com, www.univisionsacramento.com and www.univision14.com.

In Northern California, stations include KDTV (Channel 14) in the Bay Area, KUVS (Channel 19) in Sacramento, KSMS (Channel 67) in Monterey, and KUCO-LP (Channel 27) in Chico.

On radio, the debate can be heard from 5 to 6 a.m. Sunday on KBRG-FM (100.3), KSOL/KSQL-FM (98.8/99.1) and KVVF/KVVZ-FM (100.7/105.7).

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Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/02/MN6I1FN4IN.DTL&ao=2#ixzz11E7M0Hez




Let's see 4PM, okay, that's after the Wisconsin game but before the Stanford/Oregon tilt.

Hard to know which will be more entertaining. This should be very good. I wonder if it is the Spanish press that will ask the questions?



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Hands off Latin America!



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