men who fought for country now fighting to stay in it

ABC 7 CHICAGO ^ | 30 MAY 2016 | WLS

[Robert DeLong]

Okay, I am not principled. Satisfied?

[Robert DeLong]

Let’s be principled and start deportation proceedings on Ted Cruz, who illegally obtained a passport, as well as, a Senate seat. Since he has not been forthcoming with his CRBA he needs to go, immediately.

[PAR35]

I have no problem with a deportation hearing for Cruz. I think he can prove he’s a citizen, but not a natural born one. All he has to do is prove that his mother met the 10 year/5 year rule then in effect, and that she never renounced her citizenship. (And no, taking up Canadian citizenship wouldn’t have functioned to renounce. You have to appear before a US consular official, outside of the United States, and go through a formal process, and there is no indication that she ever did so).

[Robert DeLong]

Then why hasn’t he produced his CRBA?

[PAR35]

If they fought in Vietnam, they were in the US when Reagan granted the amnesty in 1986. Why didn't they become citizens then?

When did they do their crimes? Maybe they couldn't pass to moral character requirement, or the citizenship test; maybe they were ignorant, or maybe they were just lazy. Maybe they couldn't afford the fees.

[IronJack]

Were either Timothy McVeigh or Nidal Hasan illegal immigrants?

This started as a discussion of expediting the naturalization of illegals who had served honorably in the military, and of exempting them from deportation.

While McVeigh may have served honorably (or at least did not serve dishonorably), he was anything but an honorable citizen. But he was a natural-born American! Hasan did not serve honorably, unless one counts murdering a dozen of one's colleagues as an honorable action.

So neither of your examples even weighs on this discussion.

I repeat that any man or woman who serves this country honorably (in its military) should be granted exemption from deportation and given an expedited path to citizenship. That does NOT mean they should be exempted from other laws.

[Iron Munro]

If the government is going to deport illegals who have committed crimes I would like to see them start with Barack Obama.

[trebb]

Last ones I dealt with were in 2014 and were still mainly teens - they happened after Reagan's mistake of believing/trusting the Dems when he made that deal.