ABSTRACT
Similar boundary-related controversies marked the beginnings of the George W. Bush and Bill Clinton presidential eras. Both concerned female nominees to cabinet positions and their relationships to “illegal” immigrant women. In the case of Bill Clinton, his first nominee for attorney general, Zoë Baird, became very controversial when it came to light that she employed two unauthorized immigrants from Peru as domestic servants-a common “crime” among two-career, professional couples.5 Ultimately, the public and official pressure forced Baird to withdraw her nomination.6
