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Whitman's former nanny, Nicandra Diaz Santillan, will have her day in court when a hearing on her claim for back wages comes up in the final days before the election on October 20.

Pamela Tom: Keeping Score in California's Governor's Race Pamela Tom 2010

Yesterday, the former housekeeper, Nicandra Diaz Santillan, and her attorney, Gloria Allred, claimed Meg Whitman was well aware that Diaz was in this country without proper authorization.

Calif. Gubernatorial Hopeful Meg Whitman Faces Immigrant Dustup 2010

Then Nicandra "Nikki" Diaz came along -- a person neither the media nor political pundits ever factored into their conventional political wisdom.

Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010

Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, the employee, sat next to Allred during a press conference Wednesday and tearfully detailed her experience as a housekeeper for Whitman.

Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, Whitman's 'Undocumented' Former Maid: Candidate Never Asked For Papers (UPDATE) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, the employee, sat next to Allred during a press conference Wednesday and tearfully detailed her experience as a housekeeper for Whitman.

Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, Whitman's 'Undocumented' Former Maid: Candidate Never Asked For Papers (UPDATE) Nick Wing 2010

Then Nicandra "Nikki" Diaz came along -- a person neither the media nor political pundits ever factored into their conventional political wisdom.

Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010

Then Nicandra "Nikki" Diaz came along -- a person neither the media nor political pundits ever factored into their conventional political wisdom.

Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010

Then Nicandra "Nikki" Diaz came along -- a person neither the media nor political pundits ever factored into their conventional political wisdom.

Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010

Then Nicandra "Nikki" Diaz came along -- a person neither the media nor political pundits ever factored into their conventional political wisdom.

Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010

Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, the employee, sat next to Allred during a press conference Wednesday and tearfully detailed her experience as a housekeeper for Whitman.

Nicandra Diaz-Santillan, Whitman's 'Undocumented' Former Maid: Candidate Never Asked For Papers (UPDATE) The Huffington Post News Team 2010