If it didn’t mean enough for them to seek citizenship, and they continued breaking our laws by committing crimes, even misdemeanors, get them out of here.
The first act of aliens here illegally in stepping onto our soil is a crime.
I served with more than one foreigner that enlisted legally at the US Embassy in his mother country. The program they entered service under was a pipeline to US Citizenship.
Our enlistment oath states:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."When I was in basic training in 1975 there was even a remedial reading squadron to bring trainees up the level required. Trainees were screened, removed from training and went to the 26th squadron for a month or two. Or however long it took to wash them out or get them up to speed. Then, they returned to training in another flight at the same training day they originally left training.