Nanny In Jail

On one hand, she shouldn't be in the country; she knowingly violated the immigration rules and should be deported as a consequence.  On the other hand, I know plenty of immigration-violators who are released on their own recognizance and I fail to see what is gained by her detention pending deportation.  Tough situation, I agree.  But there's a point to be made here.

Just because "She exemplifies the kind of person we want as a U.S. citizen," doesn't mean she can flout the law.  I know a doctor from Canada who plays visa games.  She's a good person otherwise.  But she once lied to the US Customs Inspector at the border and was turned away when caught in the lie.  She was angry at him.  As if the fact that she wants to be here,by itself, entitles her to get in.  We have immigration rules.  Follow the damn things and you can get here, especially if you're a professional.  But if you break them, you're just another criminal. 

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[grrr]

Here's another angle: the double-income "power couple" that was employing her -- were they paying her taxes? Or were they scamming out of a few thousand bucks, too?

[WheelsTV]

Shouldn't the power couple be allowed the freedom to associate with anyone they want, to employ anyone they want? modify the immigration process so that anyone who wants to come in can come in and get rid of the government agency that tries to nanny us from nannies ferchrissake. F the stoopid rules

[grrr]

Regardless of the current (bass-ackwards) state of the law -- I'm sure they could have had an immigration lawyer make everything nice and legal, had they been so inclined. But that would have cost a little money, and they'd have to pay taxes, maybe even bump her up to minimum wage. And we can't have that...