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February 14, 2009
This is good for America
People who have jumped through the hoops required to be legal immigrants in the United States will now have access to a program where they can join the military for a program of approximately 3 years and where they can become citizens within as little as six months of signing up.
U.S. Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship
The military gets access to a high quality pool of workers with unbeatable language skills and they get something of enormous value, permanent residency in the United States and all the rights and duties of citizens.
Some are rightfully concerned that the military not become one of those jobs that Americans just won't do much like grounds keeping, fast food service, and house cleaning have in many ways become. By rapidly making soldiers into citizens there is no dilution of the honor of military service, unlike say the French Foreign Legion, where three years are required for citizenship, or the British with their Nepalese Gurkhas who never get it. A year into your service you are no different from any other American who signed up to serve his country. Except maybe that since you are from some place interesting you speak an exotic language of great military value and you are likely of great drive and higher than average education because you managed to get here and pass through the requirements visa program, many of which are for skilled workers.
If you think this sounds like an easy back door into America, guess again. Check out the following chart: What Part of Legal Immigration Don't You Understand?
Posted by OneEyedMan at February 14, 2009 7:01 PM
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