GET THEM OUT!! AMERICANS ONLY!!Are we crazy?
Ever hear of the French Foreign Legion.
Famous for their heroic acts of bravery and fighting in some of the worst hell holes in the world.
I have no problem with having foreigners in the military. Just be smart about it.
We have been crazy for a long time then. When I was stationed overseas in the Azores with the USAF in 1978, a Master Sergeant in the Maintenance Control Center told me he was a Canadian. After that I found that there was a large number of foreign citizens in our military. Lots of Filipinos in our Navy.
CITIZENSHIPUnder the Nationality Act of 1940, aliens who served honorably in the armed forces for three years or more could be naturalized as US citizens without having to meet certain normal requirements of naturalization such as lawful admission into the United States for permanent residence. The Nationality Act of 1940, however, was repealed on 27 June 1952, effective 24 December 1952 by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 USC 1101 et seq) which contains many provisions similar to those of the 1940 Act, but in the case of an alien who served honorably in the armed forces for three years requires that he shall have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Under this law, aliens are normally admitted for permanent residence under the quota system.
On 26 September 1961, the Immigration and Nationality Act was amended (Public Law 87-301) to grant, among other things, to veterans of the Korean Conflict the same naturalization benefits that had been granted to veterans of World War I and World War II. Under this Act, members of the armed forces who served in World War I, World War II, or the Korean Conflict (25 June 1950 to 1 July 1955) need not be lawfully admitted for permanent residence in order to qualify for naturalization provided they had been enlisted or reenlisted in the United States, Canal Zone, American Samoa, or Swains Island at any time prior thereto. Public Law 90-633, in part, ascends S USC 1440 by extending to servicemen serving during the Vietnam conflict the same naturalization benefits provided by the Act to those who served during the previous wars and armed conflict. This law waives the requirement for lawful entry into the United States for permanent residence in the United States for members who served honorably at any time from 23 February 1961, to the end of the Vietnam conflict.
The 1947 agreement between the US and the Philippine government is still in force because of mutual benefit to both countries.
We have a long history of military service being a path to citizenship. A good one, I think.
We need to be mindful of security risks, placement, and scammers - however there should be a place for those legitimately willing to serve our nation, especially at risk to their lives.
Non citizens have been serving in the American military since the Revolution. Our recruiters do a good job of vetting them. This is a solution in search of a problem.
My dad got drafted into the army in the 50s when he had been here 6 months and my uncle into the Air Force and he served 10 years. We’ve always had permanent residents in the military
So you object to them EARNING the right to become Americans, by serving America?