popular term revelations caused president bill_clinton choices united_states attorney general january clinton nomination corporate lawyer position came attack known husband broken law employing illegal aliens peru young child failed pay taxes workers shortly clinton administration thought matter relatively news public opinion days nomination lost political support congress withdrawn following month clinton choice federal judge job leaked press day known employed immigrants look child wood time legal paid taxes worker cause immediate withdrawal wood consideration clinton administration said hiring practices household help examined thousand presidential appointments consideration causing process slow significantly determined choose woman attorney general post clinton finally selected state prosecutor confirmed served years administration matter caused wealthy americans ask problem hiring workers paying household help books commonplace fault lines gender class exposed discussion double standard seen female faced greater risk questioned disqualified based arrangements affluent professional women afford live arrangements seen trying away illegal act type controversies subsequently affected political countries nomination president elect bill_clinton vowed assemble administration looked like america widely assumed major cabinet posts woman particular wanted nominate position united_states attorney general women political action groups requesting woman previously served post choice nomination announced december year old senior vice president general counsel previously worked carter administration little known nomination clinton met interview skilled protégé powerful washington including clinton transition team leader future white_house counsel gave clinton ability satisfy women groups desires showing independence choosing preferred selections despite lack familiarity getting lukewarm response clinton legal public interest community said corporate sympathies discouraged liberals expected gain confirmation husband professor year old son january page story new_york_times broke news hired married pair illegal aliens peru woman served son man time driver furthermore paid taxes couple making sum payment earlier january brought forward information willingly transition officials authorities performing background checks said thought fact couple citizenship hiring acceptable pay taxes people country legally immigration lawyer dispute aspects exactly sponsorship request took place time presidential cabinet nominee faced issue clinton transition team found matter seriousness impact attitude technical violation everybody clinton initially thought revelation big deal quickly lose attention media public employment illegal aliens uncommon time case especially bad public relations attorney general charge ins wealth year job husband combined income context early 1990s recession figure paying taxes wealthy afford legal child care instead paid week plus board minimum wage news brought immediate large scale negative reaction guardian correspondent later wrote lawyers american voters come january paid fines ins taxes paid earlier transition communications director said president elect clinton complete confidence clinton inner circle persisted believing offense akin traffic ticket seriousness democratic senators told chair delaware likened freeway crash met twice times leaving office tears publicly stated think matter prevent nomination actually immediate support ranking member called big deal reflected considerable degree republican support decided tune stance issues replacement likely appearing january apologized having broken law hope find appropriate child care son gave little emphasis described technical violation law added people fairly questioning classes individuals hold law statement husband handled legal issues surrounding employment drew little support overall questioning tougher democrats committee republicans reflecting support close initial testimony confirmation possible inauguration bill_clinton took place january nomination crisis reaching final phase telling clinton following ceremony day crucial political public opposition continued mount calls opposing nomination flooded members congress senator oklahoma reported getting thousand calls office percent nomination senator illinois received thousand calls senator vermont said years senate seen telephone calls spontaneously short period television crews home senate official later stated phone calls offices local editorials people way ahead issue created conservative talk radio emerging potent force american politics especially involved issue instance weighing blame husband defense ploy cnn poll showed percent american public think confirmed reaction broad republicans democrats men women young old opposing clinton faced choice quickly risk appearing weak continuing opposing popular opted wait little confusion exactly clinton learned problem christopher saying informed clinton manner transition clinton saying led president know know january news conference director treatment got rough answers bordered nonsense second round hearings taking place january politically isolated major groups coming defense growing number senators came opposition day including republican members influential democrats louisiana oklahoma continued smile testify evening later wrote didn know called clinton told nomination lost january days clinton assumed presidency white_house announced middle night withdrawal nomination clinton publicly stated informed hiring illegal aliens discussing position actually halted process gain information going nomination order meet self imposed christmas deadline naming cabinet january term syndicated column soon gained wide scale use jobs hiring attempts employ citizens worked january ins said sought question likely couple previously separated divorced agreed leave country return peru day voluntary departure program went hiding hoping stay country lawyer said wrong place wrong time doesn understand singled january voluntarily left peru appeared media illegal rarely deported involved crimes ins maintained couple treated differently illegal aliens brought attention wood near nomination february clinton white_house known deliberate background statements major newspapers year old united_states federal judge new_york new choice attorney general official announcement nomination pending completion background checks gauge reaction pick white_house officials indicated lady insisted position filled woman wood prominent new_york social circles married time magazine writer couple year old son later day investigations office fbi background check completed clinton white_house learned employed illegal immigrant look son legal immigrant trinidad hired march months enactment hiring illegal aliens unlawful obtained legal status december overall worked wood seven years clinton decided nomination forward day february wood publicly withdrew consideration case different wood broken immigration law paid taxes person white_house feared reaction congress public radio television talk shows apparent actual repetition controversy asked wood withdraw burden disclosure student london wood trained days playboy white_house annoyed wood said initially asked problem responded allies wood gave different account said fully forthcoming details dealings immigrant according poll percent american public think wood forced clinton men short list attorney general selection washington lawyer ruled consideration white_house february paid taxes years woman cleaned house february scope affair announcing past hiring illegal alien probably applicants presidential appointments subject confirmation senate white_house official said hired illegal alien killer hired legal didn pay taxes probably come clean pay taxes clinton came forward secretary commerce said failed pay taxes maid brown case attracted fair attention percent americans thinking step result secretary said pay taxes owed time said examined records clean came attention said cleaner hired cleaning company matter resulted hiring positions secretary defense called chilling effect nominations held examined question female clinton cabinet level escaped virtue personal circumstances secretary unmarried children secretary ambassador united_nations children grown clinton pick administrator young child avoided problems simply having nomination february nominated post clinton known days groundbreaking state attorney worked public defender clinton brother law qualified job federal experience relatively obscure years old married children clinton later wrote public service life chance problem lawn reducing chances immigrant problem perfect choice wood failures addition earth image contrasted wealthy corporate lawyer socially prominent wood instead face experienced unmarried woman age speculation sexual orientation making announcement clinton said considered men post felt commitment want woman attorney general asked handled selection clinton responded called november 5th unanimously confirmed senate march female attorney general remained attorney general clinton terms president wood remained federal judge persisted quickly returned public obscurity clinton subsequently appointed memoir reiterated fault failed nomination hired american citizen political cultural impact matter damage clinton administration politically cover time magazine featuring half portrait titled clinton subtitled popular outcry caught washington elite surprise nomination difficulties clinton transition period early days office including prominently dropping promised middle class tax cut resistance proposal allow military later wrote let nomination far systems failed crucial step timing announcement wood withdrawal attention signing family medical leave act legislative achievement clinton administration poll showed percent public said clinton difficulties naming attorney general decreased confidence ability lead country overall clinton experienced highest disapproval ratings start presidency polling began presidential honeymoon period extremely brief clinton desire appoint woman post criticism position action post later conceded box failure wood picks failed nomination unrelated reasons assistant attorney general months later congressional democrats cautious endorsing future clinton personnel choices federal judge considered vacancy selected problem nominated confirmed following year following vacancy case national scandal child care arrangements situation nominees faced common americans thirds american women school age children workforce married men children working wives needed form day care organized day care system families turned arrangements underground economy administration ran problem considered ironic given bill hillary_clinton dual career couple occupy white_house matter broke news question problem frequently asked americans casual conversation answers data indicated quarter people employed household help paid taxes workers figure higher real people responding surveys honestly hiring think breaking law getting caught graduated matter hours dubious icon employment agency head hired legal household workers said idea frustration sitting knocking head wall trying right fact everybody breaking law phrase problem rooted vocabulary american professional political classes matter exposed practices barely underground economy wealthy households largely illegal immigrant suppliers owner manhattan agency stated reality life illegal girls wouldn stay home mind kids practice grown married women children single working mothers entered workforce large numbers 1980s extended hours long professional positions immigrant population domestic workers augmented philippines china ireland poland people hiring preferred illegal aliens thought easier find considerably expensive loyal worked easier fire queens woman said want leave country doesn know new_york basically life want completely dependent loyal family americans largely unwilling jobs men affected public commentary revolved effect women february page new_york_times carried considerable coverage general exclusively devoted discussing women issue press came criticism respect group accuracy reporting complaining times media outlets focused effect white upper middle class women excluded perspective actual immigrant workers march piece inside smallest sins press popular prejudice concluded political media culture bent symbolic blood sport honest said fallen victim cold cruelty fate fault lines gender class exposed debate double standard seen female faced greater risk questioned disqualified based arrangements wealthy upper middle class professional women afford live arrangements seen trying away white collar criminal act particular competing narratives revolved affluent considered women failed gain support believed protégé powerful washington paid feminist university_of_michigan scholar publishing collection entitled bad mothers politics blame twentieth century america saw trying establish site qualifications attorney general confirmation hearings effort earning far husband concluded stance lived life case presented culturally accepted bad mother modified fictionalized account nomination formed core play american daughter later television film saw episode happened wood example double standards vehicle explore nature status american feminism 1990s said role illustrating feminist issues mean hadn existed great thing way talking american daughter ambitious works political professor justice studies discussed class aspect new edition classic work maid saw follow long running servant problem illustrated labor immigration laws structured benefit employers employees professor equality saw having racial dimension illustrated professional class exploited domestic workers color wake effective congress changed way taxes household help filed creating form schedule shifting federal reporting burden separate documents main return income taxes new regulations focused employers domestic employees procedure handling payments taxes state federal unemployment insurance household child care help remained complex following decades self help articles published titles avoid time come clean like know happened later instances later instances political problems caused hiring way illegal dubbed outside president nominated secretary labor hispanic woman nominated united_states cabinet position withdrew consideration revealed given money time illegal immigrant guatemala lived home decade earlier claims engaged act charity compassion employment victim politics personal destruction save nomination case illustrate question status female illegal aliens households nation december nominated president bush succeed united_states secretary week press scrutiny withdrew nomination saying hired worker paid taxes times wrote curse returned claim fourth high level victim campaigning governor nevada brought light years earlier wife employed illegal immigrant went win election stepping nominee chief performance officer united_states beginning obama administration level cabinet federal run trouble failure pay tax despite possible brought americans paying books problem california gubernatorial election candidate lost despite spending million money campaign seriously damaged final months revelation employed illegal immigrant alleged manner treated fired british politician ran political trouble fast tracking application family minister affair announcement cabinet sweden included quick swedish trade minister hired live paying taxes swedish culture minister hired live paying taxes matter widely reported international press dubbing canadian member parliament accused having employed proper work permits required hiring foreign nationals federal program newspaper headline writers dubbed resulting controversy arrest deputy consul general general india new_york_city charged committing fraud providing false statements order gain entry united_states referred american press
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