And so it begins....an attack on Romney over who cuts his lawn

Expect a lot more of these types of attacks on presidential candidates, particularly Republicans.

Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) has positioned himself has a hawk on illegal immigration.

And now comes a story that his lawn has been cut by a firm employing illegal immigrants.

The same firm does landscaping work for the town of Chelsea, as well as the Massachusetts Port Authority.

But expect this story to go nowhere. From the Boston Globe:

Manuel Macias, an East Boston attorney who specializes in immigration law, said that someone who hires a contractor to perform services on his property has no obligation to make sure the employer's workers are in the country legally.

"If you hire a contractor, it's their responsibility, if they have employees, to [abide] by state and city laws, from workman's comp to immigration requirements," he said.

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