[Bob]

My father-in-law became a US citizen by serving in the US Navy against the Japanese in WWII.

Let's not blur the distinction between legal and illegal immigration.

I'm presuming that your father-in-law was a legal immigrant when he joined the Navy. Many legal immigrants have taken this route to citizenship and I have no problem with that whatsoever. I think that anyone who's willing to serve in the military should get a bump ahead of those who aren't willing to.

OTOH, I don't think that the opportunity to join the US military should be made available to illegal immigrants.

[CindyDawg]

Some were able to get in, illegally. Usually they aren’t outed until it’s time for SS. Then you have an old vet, with a wall of ribbons, proudly waving a US flag. We have to look at heros individually, I think.