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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tada! I hope this goes through. AuPairs work no different than nannies, why should they be paid so much less? Anyway, everybody should try and get a nanny asap because the cheap labour aka AP conveyor belt is about to stop.[/quote]

I have both a nanny and an au pair. The nanny costs me way less. The cheap labor myth is a lie perpetuated by au pairs and maybe nannies. 
I couldn't care less if the program went away though. What the au pair program
really is an immigration path for a lot of very entitled people. 
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How exactly is a nanny cheaper than an au pair?? “Nanny” must be an illegal babysitter with minimal English.[/quote]

An aupair costs roughly $35,000-40,000 a year.
A nanny working 30-35 hours a week making $22/hr is: $37,500. If you pay for taxes and insurance, it will be roughly $42,000

You do not have to cover food cost, car insurance, wear and tear on your home or belongings and usually not cellphone costs. No education stipend or paid time off for required courses.

If you have both a nanny and an au pair, I'm assuming neither are full-time. The fixed costs of an au pair mean that even if you use 25 hours, the costs are the same rendering the nanny cheaper when comparing hourly wage.

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