Romney sacks his landscaper

MEREDITH, N.H. — Republican Mitt Romney, ridiculed by rival Rudolph W. Giuliani for employing illegal immigrants at his “sanctuary mansion,” said Tuesday that he had fired the landscaper for his suburban Boston home after learning for a second time about undocumented workers laboring on the property.

Romney, who has focused on illegal immigration in his presidential campaign, called the recurrence “disappointing and inexcusable.” The company, Community Lawn Service of Chelsea, Mass., did not immediately return a call seeking comment.