RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,162833,00.html

The Men & Women wearing the Military Uniform of the United States should have priority in having their Citizenship papers processed. Let's do what needs to be done & get this problem fixed!

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Originally posted by OFANDFORTHETROOPS:
RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,162833,00.html

The Men & Women wearing the Military Uniform of the United States should have priority in having their Citizenship papers processed. Let's do what needs to be done & get this problem fixed!

Well said!

Absolutely *%#@!&% right!

No one is as deserving of their citizenship as those who have served and stood watch. (my opinion only).

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Originally posted by SinePariDonster:
right!

No one is as deserving of their citizenship as those who have served and stood watch. (my opinion only).

Definitely NOT your opinion only. Mine too.

Swami

That really sucks. Time to let your representative and senators know what you think of this. Though I am totally against giving amnesty or any benefits to illegal aliens I am totally for allowing those who fathfully serve our nation to become citizens in a speedy manner. I'm also for giving priority to aliens who have made the effort to come to this country legally and have complied with the stipulations of their visa.

This is a HOT topic!
Those who are in the US armed forces have a traditional right to be granted US citizenship. I suggest that the investigation that was a part of the enlistment be used, along with "honorable" service, in leu of extensive post service investigations. A service member that has applied for citizenship should not be fully discharged until citizenship is granted. The, at least in theory, should allow full resident status until the citizenship process is completed. To speed things up, perhaps the military/government should be required to pay the service member that is in the citizenship limbo.

"Over all, 312,000 citizenship or green card applications are pending name checks, including 140,000 that have been waiting more than six months, immigration officials said. This month, the immigration authorities eased background-check requirements for green cards, saying that if applicants had been waiting more than six months, they could be approved without an FBI check, and approvals could be revoked later "in the unlikely event" that troubling information was found."


Easing background checks? That has proven to be disastrous in the past, don't ease background checks, put more people on the job.

30 years with the legions before roman citizenship was granted.

A three year term seems like a snap for potential immigrants who might not otherwise qualify for admission. If they weren't law breakers, there would be a tremendous talent pool among the illegals.

I suppose the pictures showing the rejoicing of new citizen-soldiers in Iraq probably had as much to do with them signing-up for an extended deployment as it did with them getting their papers.

The Romans thought 30 years a good enlistment because it 'eliminated' the insincere. Is holding up the paperwork designed to do the same thing?

When I enlisted in 72, there were several foreign nationals in my platoon, some enlistees – some draftees. At the end of 3 years of Honorable Service, they could apply for Citizenship. Heck, we even had a Canadian that was volunteering for service in Nam.

Now I see they are finally (maybe) speeding up the process by accepting the Enlistment Fingerprint Cards with the Citizenship Application, if the enlistee authorizes the Military to share their records with the immigration Service. And there is an immigration bill is pending in Congress (waiting on the Senate who seems to find MLB Juicing more important) to make the process automatic.

I can see granting citizenship to those who join our Armed Services and serve our country. But, at the same time if the Service Member receives a Less Than Honorable Discharge, or the background check when finally completed shows them to be ineligible for Citizenship, that Citizenship should be automatically revoked.

The Automatic Revocation of Citizenship should also be applied to all those who fraudulently gain citizenship.

Really nothing new here. As a variation on the theme, my father attained citizenship through enlistment in the army. After Dec. 7th, his unit was sent to the South Pacific. He, of course, was held back as a security risk. Yup, he was born in Germany. Was it yesterday that there was the article about the screw-ups with the DD214s; why should this article come as a surprise to anyone.

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Originally posted by popsiq:

A three year term seems like a snap for potential immigrants who might not otherwise qualify for admission. If they weren't law breakers, there would be a tremendous talent pool among the illegals.

To be able to join the military, you need a Green card; if you already have a Green Card that means you’re already half way to you citizenship……This is not an issue of eligibility, but that of speeding up the process for service members.

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Originally posted by SinePariDonster:

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Originally posted by OFANDFORTHETROOPS:
RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,162833,00.html

The Men & Women wearing the Military Uniform of the United States should have priority in having their Citizenship papers processed. Let's do what needs to be done & get this problem fixed!

Well said!

Absolutely *%#@!&% right!

No one is as deserving of their citizenship as those who have served and stood watch. (my opinion only).

Abso-****ing-lutely!

Hey I agree with the both of you that service members should be given the opportunity to apply. However, lets not fast track these people just for that fact of the uniform. I am sure everyone on this site can recall the service member that killed his fellow service members with a grenade a few years ago. Now, truly reflect on that. He killed his buddies, how easy would it have been for him to kill someone he didn't know. I know he was already a citizen, but I am saying before we open the flood gates, lets be careful and maintain a tight grip on our boarders.

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Originally posted by swami:

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Originally posted by SinePariDonster:
right!

No one is as deserving of their citizenship as those who have served and stood watch. (my opinion only).

Definitely NOT your opinion only. Mine too.

Swami

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navvvet

As navvvet said his father was held back as a security risk but these people are being deployed I cannot believe their security clearances are not completed I think somebody is making excuses for poor performance these people/agencies need to get their heads out
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