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To: Elyse
Can you compel a foreign national to serve on jury duty?

I think so. Of course states generally don't want foreigners serving on juries; but if one did, I see no reason why it couldn't make him serve.

Can you draft a foreign national into the US military?

Many foreign nationals, who were U.S. residents, have been drafted; but there's a catch. The potential draftee can claim exemption as an alien; but generally, if does that, he is barred from citizenship (there are exceptions based on treaties).

49 posted on 09/29/2007 1:36:40 PM PDT by Christopher Lincoln
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To: Christopher Lincoln

“The potential draftee can claim exemption as an alien; but generally, if does that, he is barred from citizenship (there are exceptions based on treaties).”

We dont have a draft at present, but during the Vietnam War foreign nationals who were in the US LEGALLY, with an Alien Registration Card (green card) were subject to the draft...

When a guy was drafted, he had a choice of enlisting or returning to his own country...

Refusal to serve when drafted caused the cancellation of his eligibility to stay in this country, and he had to leave...to enter as an immigrant in the future, he would have to start all over again from scratch, but this time he had his prior draft dodging record against him...


53 posted on 09/29/2007 4:37:44 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Christopher Lincoln
Many foreign nationals, who were U.S. residents, have been drafted; but there's a catch. The potential draftee can claim exemption as an alien; but generally, if does that, he is barred from citizenship (there are exceptions based on treaties).

Yes, there is the catch. If an illegal alien has registered with Selective Service or used fraudulent documents to stay in the US, he can receive a letter stating he has come up for the draft, but until he takes the oath of loyalty and enters the military he has not been drafted. After he takes the oath of loyalty he is then under the jurisdiction of the United States.

74 posted on 09/29/2007 9:14:30 PM PDT by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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