Posted on 06/24/2025 4:17:50 AM PDT by TheDon
All this time, and on a fast track, and he couldn’t get it done?
I’d like to see him explain that.
38% of the U.S. military are non-citizens?
If that is true we have serious problems.
I do not agree with it. He should be made an honorary citizen. He earned it. Trump needs to step in. And I thank him for his service
Crack addict still?
Problem here was he was in the military had a green card and somehow wasn’t a citizen after he was discharged. Was he unable to obtain citizenship after military service?
He messed up.
Got to be more to this story.
What say I?
I say that he had over 30 years to complete the process to become a US citizen, yet didn’t.
There’s a whole ‘nother side to this story.
Consequences.
These aren’t the people we should be deporting .
A Less than Honorable discharge will do that.
His green card was revoked under Obama.
He was never deported.
It doesn’t say what his drug offenses were.
Probably dealing but they gloss over what he did to go to prison.
Correction. A felony will do that.
“In 2009, he was convicted for drug and bail offenses and served two and a half years in prison.”
A crack addict who went to prison for something this article won’t even say what it was.
The article steers clear of that issue. I wonder why?
“Miraculously, his dog tag deflected the bullet aimed for his spine, saving his life.”
So his dog tags deflected a 30 cal bullet from an AK47?????
That skinny metal is tough stuff.
Now to the question at hand. Should he be deported? IMHO, no.
At least this started way back in 2009 so ‘they’ can’t blame Trump. NOT!
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Like others, I question why he never made the effort to secure is citizenship.
“Got to be more to this story.”
Besides the PROFOUND lie, “Ramos says 38% of the U.S. military are non-citizens,” I absolutely agree.
“32,000 non-citizens are serving today in the United States military, around 2% of the total military force.”
2023
https://www.workingimmigrants.com/2023/03/non-citizens-in-the-us-military/
In terms of the OP’s, “What say you?”:
If he/they have to LIE - i.e., NO HONOR - then the right decision was made.
Period.
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