Several groups representing ethnic minorities, including Cran and SOS Support for Illegal Immigrants, also protested over the remark.

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When Cran finally hired her team, she confessed about her control freak tendencies.

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"They think people aren't going to do it exactly the way they do it, so they believe they have to take over, " says Cran.

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