political : IS THIS IRONIC? THE HISPANIC HOUSEKEEPER WHO HELPED RAISE THE BUSH TWINS, AND NOW WORKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, APPARENTLY CAME TO THE U.S. ILLEGALLY [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Sun Jun 11, 06 - Fri Mar 06, 09 Is it ironic that the ultra-conservative leader of the anti-illegal immigration Republican Party has, for years, employed a woman who apparently came to the United States as an illegal alien? "For more than a decade, Maria Galvan, 53, has worked for Bush, looked after his daughters, befriended his wife and won the affection of the First Family for her loyalty, decency and hard work. As governor of Texas, Bush encouraged his housekeeper to become a U.S. citizen." "Emigrating from a small village in Mexico with her daughter sometime in the mid-'80s, Galvan worked as a domestic for several families in Austin, Texas, before getting a job at the Governor's Mansion just as Bush moved in with his family in 1995, when the twins were 12 years old. According to Anne DeBois, who was the mansion's chief administrator, Galvan taught herself English and how to read. Bush "encouraged her heavily to get her citizenship," says DeBois, who says that Galvan was a legal immigrant with a green card when she started work there. (The White House last week refused to comment on Galvan, except to say that she is a U.S. citizen; White House aides were silent on how she entered the country and what her legal status was at the time.) The Bushes liked Galvan so much that they brought her to Washington in 2001. She lives in the White House, travels with the First Family and looks after their beloved dogs. She has advised the White House chefs on the Bushes' favorite Mexican foods and is said by White House insiders, who refuse to be identified discussing First Family matters, to be "part of the family," which is unusual for staff in the formal, institutionalized Executive Mansion. Laura Bush has included Galvan as a guest at some of her social lunches." (Newsweek) Yes, that's ironic No, that's not ironic It figures oh cool! Ballot #95674 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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