Calif. GOP Chief Out in Foreign Hiring Flap
by Josh Gerstein
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 at 12:30 AM
updated Mon, 25 Jun 2007 at 12:46 AM
A top official at the California Republican Party, Michael Kamburowski, has resigned amidst a flap over the party's hiring of foreigners, The New York Sun has learned.
Some grassroots activists were riled up over the decision to hire Mr. Kamburowski, an Australian, in March as the state party's chief operations officer. At least one member of the state GOP leadership also complained that he knew nothing about previous deportation proceedings against the new hire or a $41 million lawsuit Mr. Kamburowski has pending against the Department of Homeland Security.
No word on the status of another foreigner hired by the California GOP, Christopher Matthews. The party snagged an H1B visa for the Canadian native so he could continue working as a research and technology operative.
The attention to the foreign hires comes as the Republican Party in California and across the country is riven over the immigration legislation President Bush has championed.
The San Francisco Chronicle was the first to call attention to the unusual hires. The Sun has the latest here.
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