Posted on 05/30/2016 8:44:18 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A group of veterans left for Washington, D.C., Sunday on a mission.
Two brothers who served in Vietnam are among those now fighting deportation. On Memorial Day, they will take their battle to stop the deportation of all veterans to the nation's capital.
A federal law allows the government to deport non-citizens who have committed crimes, even misdemeanors. Military families and veterans are not exempt.
The Valenzuela brothers served in Vietnam. Valente, a Bronze Star recipient, was a soldier in the Army. Manuel, was a Marine, while they fought for their country. The brothers are now waging a war against the policy after the Valenzuelas received deportation notices in 2009.
Years ago, the Valenzuelas pleaded guilty to misdemeanors. Manuel pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Valente pleaded guilty to domestic violence. The brothers were born in Mexico to a U.S.-born mother. They moved to America as toddlers. They were always told they were U.S. citizens.
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Okay, I am not principled. Satisfied?
Let’s be principled and start deportation proceedings on Ted Cruz, who illegally obtained a passport, as well as, a Senate seat. Since he has not been forthcoming with his CRBA he needs to go, immediately.
I have no problem with a deportation hearing for Cruz. I think he can prove he’s a citizen, but not a natural born one. All he has to do is prove that his mother met the 10 year/5 year rule then in effect, and that she never renounced her citizenship. (And no, taking up Canadian citizenship wouldn’t have functioned to renounce. You have to appear before a US consular official, outside of the United States, and go through a formal process, and there is no indication that she ever did so).
Then why hasn’t he produced his CRBA?
When did they do their crimes? Maybe they couldn't pass to moral character requirement, or the citizenship test; maybe they were ignorant, or maybe they were just lazy. Maybe they couldn't afford the fees.
This started as a discussion of expediting the naturalization of illegals who had served honorably in the military, and of exempting them from deportation.
While McVeigh may have served honorably (or at least did not serve dishonorably), he was anything but an honorable citizen. But he was a natural-born American! Hasan did not serve honorably, unless one counts murdering a dozen of one's colleagues as an honorable action.
So neither of your examples even weighs on this discussion.
I repeat that any man or woman who serves this country honorably (in its military) should be granted exemption from deportation and given an expedited path to citizenship. That does NOT mean they should be exempted from other laws.
If the government is going to deport illegals who have committed crimes I would like to see them start with Barack Obama.
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