Liberal Hollwoodians need their underpaid illegal nannies to be able to drive to the shops to pick up their filet mignon and additional bright shiny objects and sundry trinkets, from time-to-time. Come on—have some compassion for the liberals.
The ad that ran in Daily Variety last week—signed by the usual members of the “entertainment community,” including Ed Asner, Danny Glover and Mike Farrell—asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Senate Bill 60, a bill to allow illegal immigrants to obtain California driver’s licenses.
Not that the ad ever used the word “illegal.” Instead, it used Hollywood award speak to tell the story of Rosanna Perez, “Nominated: Best Nanny in a Supporting Role,” who, because of California law, has to take the bus from her home in East Los Angeles to her job in the Westside.
They should have dubbed the ad: Let my illegal nanny drive my SUV.
“We give them access to our homes. We trust them with our children. It seems absurd to me to not grant them the respect they deserve,” Farrell explained to Copley News Service.
What’s this “we” business? Most people don’t hire nannies. Only rich people can afford nannies; they can hire legal nannies.
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