Should Illegals who have Served in the U.S. Military be Granted Legal Status?

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Precisely.
We simply should not allow non-citizens to serve in our armed forces.

People with green cards can and have served.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

There immediate family members as well?

Here a Dem or "not Dem" congressdude presses Sec of DHS about some one veteran who was in the country illegally, served in the military, went on to commit crimes (drug offences), and was deported as a result of the crimes bringing his illegal status to the attention of the authorities.



He also brings up a father of three veterans who was arrested at an IHOP where he was working as a landscaper. Then an Irish legal immigrant who had been in jail for four months for writing two bad checks. She wasn't deported, she went to jail for check fraud.

A comment on his presentation: he led with the veteran, and it seems that the other examples, which were not veterans who had been deported, but other tales of woe about people who entered illegally and were sent back. That tells me that this congressman could only find a single example of a veteran being deported.

Still, one injustice is one injustice too many. Should this veteran be given automatic residence for serving? If so, under what conditions?

I'd be fine with carefully vetted veterans being given temporary legal status for the same length of time that they served, provided they committed no crimes, and did not join or support anti-American causes.

But all that would have to legislated. This congressman is trying to lay a guilt trip on Noem for enforcing laws that he, as a lawmaker has the power to try to change. She does not. I have no idea what he thinks Noem has to do with the check fraud case.

Illegals are not eligible for enlistment.

 

[Rambunctious]

The proper way for a migrant to be able to serve in the US military is to obtain a work permit where a background check is done and a visa granted... if after that he or she joins the military and serves honorably citizenship should be offered...

 

[GLASNOST]

Should Illegals who have Served in the U.S. Military be Granted Legal Status?​

I don't think an ILLEGAL is allowed to serve in the U.S. military.

 

[toobfreak]

Illegals shouldn't allowed to serve in the first place. Obtaining citizenship should be a pre-requisite to performing military service, this isn't the crappy volunteer Army of the late 70's.

Go to Mexico and try to enlist in their military, and see what happens.

Really, JG. The fact that an illegal served in our military is really more of an indictment of the government's own computers than it is about him.

I'm happy he served, but maybe after sneaking in and breaking our immigration laws (but who can blame some of these people the way some presidents beg these people to sneak in?), the only work he could find was the military? Guaranteed instant free room, paycheck and board!

What happens if the illegal sneaking in turns out to be a terrorist with bad intent who joins our military then we train him and teach him all about our latest technology, systems and combat plans?

But OK, he served. Now that we finally figured that out, I might take that into consideration, especially if he was another Audrie Murphy, if he wants to be a citizen, first thing I'd ask is why didn't he apply for citizen FIRST before coming here? Then I might weigh the circumstances individually and take his service under consideration to maybe expedite his request a little faster, but because he broke the law, no other relatives for at least five years, if they qualify.

I mean, unless the guy threw himself on a grenade to save our Supreme Commander, if we start giving big breaks to illegals servicing, next thing we know, half our military will be from illegals flooding in.

 

[BackAgain]

Gut feeling. Given proper and thorough background checks as a necessary condition, if an illegal alien steps forward to serve in our military (conceding his present status as an illegal), and is permitted into one of the branches, and provided that he earns an Honorable Discharge, I’d favor allowing that to earn him at least a permanent resident card.

 

[Seymour Flops]

I don't think an ILLEGAL is allowed to serve in the U.S. military.

They are not even allowed to be in this country, but here they are.

 

[GLASNOST]

Should Illegals who have Served in the U.S. Military be Granted Legal Status?​

I don't think an ILLEGAL is allowed to serve in the U.S. military.

They are not even allowed to be in this country, but here they are.

You made me laugh but it's a good point. However, I need to clarify something just in case this thread gets hijacked by dumb-fuckeries. I know from my own personal experience that "foreign nationals" (that is to say people who are not American citizens) can and do serve in the US military. But they are legal residents of the US. In Vietnam there were even some who were conscripted.

 

[Seymour Flops]

You made me laugh but it's a good point. However, I need to clarify something just in case this thread gets hijacked by dumb-fuckeries. I know from my own personal experience that "foreign nationals" (that is to say people who are not American citizens) can and do serve in the US military. But they are legal residents of the US. In Vietnam there were even some who were conscripted.

Yes, very true.