Marine becomes citizen after 25 years of service

Marine Corps News ^ | Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III

[SandRat]

Sorry No PHOTOs

[SandRat]

PATRIOT PING

[misterrob]

This is actually something to consider. Illegals who serve in the military (with honor) should be granted citizenship.

[Treader]

25 years in the USMC is disgraced by not becoming a US Citizen at an earlier time. I am the son of 1st & 2nd generation legal immigrants and this feel good now, USMC bs is misdirected at best. Blow on big windy...

[Nova]

"This is actually something to consider. Illegals who serve in the military (with honor) should be granted citizenship."

Absolutely! This is what it would mean for We The People to be granted the right to choose guidelines for our immigrants.

This is an example of a highly desireable group of immigrants.

[Vigilanteman]

99% of all Americans would agree to grant citizenship to immigrants, legal or otherwise, who demonstrate loyalty to this country by military service.

We would also agree that it is unfair to lump them into the same category as border jumper, welfare cheats and reconquistadoras whose intentions are not honorable.

[WoofDog123]

"25 years in the USMC is disgraced by not becoming a US Citizen at an earlier time"

not sure why you see this as being disgraced, there are a LOT of non-citizens in uniform today. Maybe I do not understand what you are saying about this guy? Are you saying he has disgraced himself?

[Treader]

So, you believe that after 25 yrs of US MIL service, it is honorable to finally request US Citizenship?

[Drew68]

This is actually something to consider. Illegals who serve in the military (with honor) should be granted citizenship.

Yes. It should have happened 21 years ago for this Marine.

[Treader]

Hey WD123, even the FFLegion demands a declaration of citizenship by the "flagless." That this US Marine could not declare US Citizenship- during or soon after his first enlistment, much less for 25 yrs- is an indisputable travesty of Honor.

[tophat9000]

I found this odd how would some one that not legally in the country could join up... the I rechecked the article

As that seed sprouted, Denogean, who moved to the U.S. but was not a legal citizen

There playing with semitics to manipulate the reader here... legal aliens are not legal citizen and are not illegal aliens

Legal aliens in the country have away been allowed to join but are not legal citizens

[AmeriBrit]

He said he was not a legal CITIZEN. He never said anything about being an ILLEGAL ALIEN.

Also if you bothered to read the whole article you would see he applied several times for citizenship which is a lengthy process and would mean he was here legally, but had to start from scratch again everytime he was transferred.

Like too many here if a person is not a citizen you automatically assume because of your tunnel vision they have to be illegal. I lived in the US for many years before I became a citizen.

[Treader]

Tunnel vision? I am deeply familiar with the Naturalization process, and this article does not describe the reality for foreign born US Military Service Members.

[TexasTransplant]

The opportunity and invitation was probably extended many years ago, so I can agree with you.

My Wife had a Green Card for the first 9 years of our Marriage, 9 YEARS and THOUSANDS of Dollars before she became a Citizen, and it was not easy, and I was Active Duty at the time, she became a Citizen on the 5th of July (the Courthouse was closed in New Orleans on the 4th) 1990 with 78 other Legal Immigrants, it was quite the Party.

TT

[Treader]

lol...when you get off your emotional snit- you will see that I have never referred to this US Marine as an illegal alien. Perhaps then... you will have a cogent point about something remotely related to something, somewhere, sometime about something.

[Treader]

Good to hear from ya, TT. All the best to you and yours, my FRiend.

[Fairview]

Unfortunately because your writing is unclear, no one can figure out whether you're insulting the Marine in the story, immigrants in general, illegal immigrants, the immigration and naturalization process, the US, or what. If you're going to make a comment, it would be useful to formulate your sentences clearly. As things are, you've simply stirred up ill feeling on the thread.

[Treader]

Thanks!

[stylin19a]

This can't be true. President Bush never visits with the wounded. <*sarcasm off>

[BellStar]

I went into a Wal-Mart in Texas to buy a 3X5 Texas Flag and an 3X5 American Flag.I have bought both at this Wal-Mart several times. This time no Texas Flag and only 1 American Flag were available but 12 3X5 Mexican Flags were available. The store is not located in a predominantly Mexican American area. I drove around to several Wal-Mart stores today and found a lot of Mexican Flags and American Flags and even a few Texas Flags.