My Afghan translator lived in my house for eight months when he emigrated, during which his son was born (while I was in Iraq). He is now a full US citizen, and proud to be.
Now a hard working suburban homeowner, he served with assorted US forces for six years before getting a Special Immigrant Visa, and did several six month contracts afterward. He walked multi-day long foot patrols with Marines in Helmand, and confronted armed groups of over a hundred banditos, on behalf of a handful of Special Operators- more adventures than you could shake a stick at.
He saw a lot of hard duty and took a lot of personal risk - saw a lot of blood and death close up, and was personally targeted for death by the Taliban for collaborating with Americans - but kept the job for over two more years, spending hours each day taking different long routes between home and work, looking over his shoulder. Several of the other translators were eventually killed (3 that I had met).
Love the guy like a brother.
Afghan translators should be welcomed here for protecting and assisting our troops. I would easily welcome them over any in the BLm and antifah trash!