There's no place like home...

I don’t have anything to say other that what has been said here, but I am surprised that Ken Ulman hired an illegal housekeeper. Mind you, I don’t think that there should be any laws forbidding people from crossing our borders to work. In fact, as long as we can keep track of them, I would love to have them. However, many voters freak out over things like this, and as a lukewarm Ulman supporter (I like his environmental work but not the nanny state crap) I am disappointed that he put himself in this sticky situation. I find it hard to believe that he did not know the housekeeper was illegal if Chris Merdon’s campaign was getting e-mails about it, as well as the Baltimore Sun. Add to that the fact that he “forgot” to file the associated 1099’s until after he “found out” she was illegal.

I hope that this experience shows Ulman how ludicrous the immigration laws are. When Ulman gets to higher office, perhaps he will use his leverage to ease the restrictions on immigrants that wish to work here.