I tell you what- Sherman Austin is a waste of human flesh and he is an American citizen. Recently sentenced to the federal pen, he runs an anarchist website called Raise the Fist. He openly calls for the overthrow of the American gov't, killing police officers (whom he refers to as Pigs, of course), rising up, taking it to the streets killing the capitalist oppressors etc etc etc. He posts instructions on bomb making, battling police in riots, how to cause mayhem etc on his website. He's a piece of dung.
On the other hand we have this soldier, Escalante. Sworn to defend the Constitution. Fought for his country. Fought for you and your freedom. He bent the rules a bit to get in the military because people like Sherman Austin- who is of military age and who did not join because he's too busy trying to destroy your nation.
Austin will be receiving meals, room and board, reading material etc all at tax payer expense. Escalante is earning the money the taxpayers are paying him by risking his neck for their freedom. One has dreadlocks, the other has a high and tight. One is a piece of sewer scum, the other wears the uniform of our nation's military.
I'll take a fellow like Escalante any day of the week over someone like Austin.
Also, Escalante is no longer an illegal. They're sorting him out. I know that must gripe your a$$- but you know what? That's tough sh!t. Deal with it.
Chaps my hide not, grip my ass, geeze.