Four Marines among those receiving citizenship

MCB Quantico ^ | November 14, 2014 | John Hollis

[kabar]

I’m not likely to change my mind because somebody on the Internet thinks there should be zero immigration, and only natural born citizens should be allowed to serve.

Where did you get that impression? I have no problem with legal immigrants entering the military and receiving expedited citizenship. This has been the case for many decades, certainly when I served in the USN in the 1960s. It is a long established program.

I do have a problem with illegal aliens being allowed to serve. We do not have a mercenary military. It is a privilege and honor to serve, which should be reserved for those who obey our laws. And I standby that with no apology.

[BykrBayb]

I must have missed something very important. Where does it say this is for illegal aliens?

[kabar]

Did you read and comprehend my post #6? These Marines came here legally. They are not illegal aliens.

FYI: They did not have to join the military to gain citizenship. They had the process expedited because they joined the military rather than waiting 5 years before they could apply normally.

Obama's executive amnesty will include a provision allowing illegal aliens to join the military. Are you for or against it?

[BykrBayb]

If I was right about them not being illegal aliens, then what’s the problem? They signed up and served in our military. They studied and passed the citizenship test. They went through the process, and took their oath of citizenship. They’re Americans. I don’t see the problem.

[longfellow]

Two Marines became citizens at my sons graduation. We gave them a standing ovation.

[kabar]

There is no problem except your trying to create one. I am against Obama's efforts to allow ILLEGAL ALIENS to join the military. This story is just part of the propaganda effort to conflate legal immigrants with illegal aliens. It is done repeatedly by the Obama administration.

I have no problem with legal immigrants. I married one.

[kabar]

Great. They deserved it.

[BykrBayb]

I’m not creating a problem, nor trying to create a problem. This has nothing to do with illegal immigration. I’m not the one trying to make it about illegal immigration.

[kabar]

Obama will make it about illegal aliens. Dempsey has said he is open to having illegal aliens joining the military. Obama’s executive amnesty will include a provision to make it happen.

[BykrBayb]

And I like cheese, but it has nothing to do with this.

[X Fretensis]

May be a better idea might be to enlist them in an American form of the French Foreign Legion. No questions asked, no papers required, serve your term of service in some of the hell holes we now send American service personnel to and you become a citizen after 20 years.