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  • Immigrants in military can become citizens

    07/05/2002 4:16:59 AM PDT · by Pythagoras · 20 replies · 506+ views
    AccessAtlanta ^ | July 4, 2002 | Pythagoras
    WASHINGTON -- President Bush is offering a Fourth of July gift to 15,000 immigrants serving active duty in the U.S. military: immediate eligibility for citizenship. The president was to announce his executive order, which he signed on Wednesday, during an Independence Day celebration honoring veterans in Ripley, W.Va. "Our fine service men and women are fighting and winning the war on terror. They deserve the gratitude of all people who cherish freedom," Bush said in a formal holiday statement. A White House paper outlining the change to immigration policy described it as a way to reward noncitizen personnel serving in...