[MineralMan]

"We need to pull some of the illegals out of our prison system and hand 'em a gun."

They're not eligible to serve. For a non-citizen to serve in the military, they must be in the country legally. Also, in general, any felony conviction prevents you from joining our military services.

These young men who fought and died are now citizens. Non-citizens who serve in the military are granted faster naturalization than those who do not serve. I think that's as it should be.

We don't need criminals and illegal aliens in our military, thanks.

[hchutch]

I think that Gutierrez didn't exactly cross all the Ts and dot all the Is when he came into this country as an orphan at age 14.

Despite that, he proved himself to be a fine Marine, and quite frankly, I believe that the decision made by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services was the right one in this case. He gave the ultimate mesaure of devotion to this country - and quite frankly, on the battlefield, his immigration status didn't change the fact that he was there while others born here have deserted (there was a reservist in the news just today who had).