Posted on 03/20/2013 8:57:04 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
The deportations of undocumented veterans may follow convictions of felonies such as homicides or sexual assaults, but, as Shagin said, they don't have to be felonies at all. They often are misdemeanors or unclassified crimes. Of course, I dont look at the crime. They were punished for the crimes, whatever they were. As veterans who served this country, they should not face deportation.
minor, minor, crimes can lead to deportation, Shagin added. Under U.S. immigration law, there are certain offenses
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ICE spokeswoman Ernestine Fobbs: "ICE carefully reviews any potential enforcement action involving a veteran. Prior to removing an alien with military service, agents must first receive authorization from senior leadership in a field office, following an evaluation by local counsel. ICE exercises prosecutorial discretion for members of the armed forces who have honorably served our country on a case-by-case basis when appropriate and (ICE) Director (John) Morton's June 2011 memo on prosecutorial discretion specifically identifies service in the U.S. military as a positive factor that should be considered when deciding whether prosecutorial discretion is appropriate.
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Groups pushing to halt illegal immigration and stiffen border security, like the nonprofit Federation for American Immigrant Reform (FAIR), insist that veterans like Rebolledo and Barajas all agreed to a sacred accord when they crossed into U.S. soil: obey the laws or return to their places of origin.
When you come to the United States as a legal immigrant, the bargain is you are not going to get into trouble. Its a conditional agreement. We allow you to come here and pursue life, liberty and happiness and, in return, we expect youre not going to commit felonies, said Ira Mehlman, the spokesman for FAIR. They served in the military but that doesnt exempt one from complying with the law."
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Are you sure that a veteran’s naturalization application requires an honorable discharge?
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Well it is proof the applicant is fit to be a citizen...
But just serving honorably will be accepted so the serviceman can be naturalized while he or she is still in the military..
and not committing crimes always helps..
to get a green card the immigrant had to have a clean record in the first place...
and that makes them eligible to join the military etc also...
My knee jerk reaction is to say, give ‘em a break! Their honorable service in our armed forces proves they deserve it. But remember, foreign mercenaries were the downfall of Rome.
“How did they join the military if they were illegal?
Fraud?? ID theft? Perjury? “
Yes, there are many in the military who are illegal using stolen ID.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2012/06/22/president-obama-mitt-romney-aim-help-illegal-service-members-who-shouldn-uniform/FAW5x8g0wvB1gaHNAjiXbO/story.html
Letting aliens in the military started under Bush. They came on temp visas, etc. Do you recall all the articles where gang bangers were just gang banging when they got in the army too?
It worked this way... let them join the military...keeps the numbers up in the service. The illegal aliens take the jobs that our young people would take if they could get them, but since aliens took them, they have no choice but go in the service.
Hey, someone has to fight the neocons/Obama wars.
2009 “Under a statute invoked in 2002 by the Bush administration, immigrants who serve in the military can apply to become citizens on the first day of active service, and they can take the oath in as little as six months.
.......Immigrants who are permanent residents, with documents commonly known as green cards, have long been eligible to enlist. But the new effort, for the first time since the Vietnam War, will open the armed forces to temporary immigrants if they have lived in the United States for a minimum of two years, according to military officials familiar with the plan. ....about 29,000 foreign-born people currently serving are not American citizens.” [snip] Last I saw, that was about 40,000.
Gang Activity in the U.S. Military
usmilitary.about.com/od/justicelawlegislation/a/gangs.htm -
According to a recently released FBI report, Gang-related activity in the US
military is increasing and poses a threat to law enforcement officials and national ..
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