right before my BCT’s deployment, 7 of our soldiers took the oath of citizenship. It is a source of immense pride to look into the eyes of those kids and see their desire to make America their and to make themselves a part of America. Today, on my way to give a Veterans Day speech for a nearby township, I saw a large group of young men sitting on a street corner, engaging in what appeared to be a drug deal. Citizens by birth and they demand entitlements compared to my soldiers who are citizens by desire I know who I think are true Americans.
Yes. Often I think that armed service ought to be the only path to the vote, not birth.