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Immigrants have a proud tradition of serving in the military. Right now there are thousands of men and women in uniform who weren’t born in the United States, yet they are willing to sacrifice everything for our country.
As of June 30, 2009, there were over 10,000 foreign-born individuals serving in the armed forces, that were not U.S. citizens.”
Since 2014 a small number of non-citizens who came to the United States as children and grew up in the U.S. without legal status have been granted deportation deferrals and are eligible to enlist in the U.S. military, with the goal of becoming naturalized U.S. citizens
According to the Immigration Policy Center, “The September 11 attacks precipitated immediate changes in policies on immigrants in the military. Once the nation was at war, immigrants in the armed forces were eligible for naturalization under the special wartime military naturalization statute. As of October 2009, more than 53,000 immigrants had taken advantage of this provision to become U.S. citizens.
This thread's about illegal aliens, NOT legal aliens.
don't mess with our servicemen or women . Matters where they are from or got here, the have pledged to fight for you!
It makes no sense to me that, at the same time the Army is downsizing and issuing pink slips to American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, there are Congressmen who seek to help illegal aliens deprive American citizens and lawful immigrants of military service opportunities.
Immigrants have a proud tradition of serving in the military.
Legal immigrants, not illegal aliens.
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Since 2014 a small number of non-citizens who came to the United States as children and grew up in the U.S. without legal status have been granted deportation deferrals and are eligible to enlist in the U.S. military, with the goal of becoming naturalized U.S. citizens
Thanks to our ungrateful, whiny, unpatriotic POTUS.
don't mess with our servicemen or women . Matters where they are from or got here, the have pledged to fight for you!
It DOES matter. Allowing illegals to fight is a slap in the face to citizens who serve and others who legally (other than by manipulation...as mentioned upthread for example...by Obama) serve.
Immigrants have a proud tradition of serving in the military. Right now there are thousands of men and women in uniform who weren’t born in the United States, yet they are willing to sacrifice everything for our country.
As of June 30, 2009, there were over 10,000 foreign-born individuals serving in the armed forces, that were not U.S. citizens.”
Since 2014 a small number of non-citizens who came to the United States as children and grew up in the U.S. without legal status have been granted deportation deferrals and are eligible to enlist in the U.S. military, with the goal of becoming naturalized U.S. citizens
According to the Immigration Policy Center, “The September 11 attacks precipitated immediate changes in policies on immigrants in the military. Once the nation was at war, immigrants in the armed forces were eligible for naturalization under the special wartime military naturalization statute. As of October 2009, more than 53,000 immigrants had taken advantage of this provision to become U.S. citizens.
It makes no sense to me that, at the same time the Army is downsizing and issuing pink slips to American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, there are Congressmen who seek to help illegal aliens deprive American citizens and lawful immigrants of military service opportunities.
Agreed.
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don't mess with our servicemen or women . Matters where they are from or got here, the have pledged to fight for you!