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Pentagon eyeing immigrants who arrived illegally
Associated Press ^ | May 20, 2014 6:00 PM EDT | Erica Werner

Posted on 05/21/2014 11:30:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Pentagon is weighing allowing some immigrants brought illegally to the country as youths to serve in the military, a unilateral step by the Obama administration as immigration legislation remains stalled in the Republican-led House.

The announcement came Tuesday as House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, defended his election-year decision to rebuff a narrow immigration measure pushed by a GOP congressman to achieve a similar goal.

The Pentagon consideration would apply to immigrants who arrived illegally as kids but already have received work permits and relief from deportation under a program President Barack Obama announced two years ago, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. More than 500,000 immigrants have benefited from the program. …

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aliens; braking; illegals; immigration; military; obama; pentagon
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To: Olog-hai

I just read a few days ago how “picky” the Services are and how they turn away 8 of every 10 applicants. Maybe I am being cynical, but watch these illegals jump to the front of the line. Especially if they are LGBT.


41 posted on 05/21/2014 12:17:47 PM PDT by rbg81
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To: Olog-hai

There are many immigrants living in this country legally and are now permitted to enlist in the armed services. I allow illegals to enlist would be dangerous to our national security on several levers - how do you verify birth certificates, education, criminal record, etc.?

By what authority does the Pentagon or WH think they can do this? Executive Orders don’t have it.


42 posted on 05/21/2014 12:25:15 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Olog-hai

There are many immigrants living in this country legally and are now permitted to enlist in the armed services. I allow illegals to enlist would be dangerous to our national security on several levers - how do you verify birth certificates, education, criminal record, etc.?

By what authority does the Pentagon or WH think they can do this? Executive Orders don’t have it.


43 posted on 05/21/2014 12:25:47 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: elpadre

Previous post Corrected:

There are many immigrants living in this country legally and are now permitted to enlist in the armed services. To allow illegals to enlist would be dangerous to our national security on several levels - how do you verify birth certificates, education, criminal record, etc.?

By what authority does the Pentagon or WH think they can do this? Executive Orders don’t have it


44 posted on 05/21/2014 12:28:02 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Regulator

they will take the ones who will shoot their fellow Americans


45 posted on 05/21/2014 12:28:06 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: VanDeKoik

Rome lasted for 1,000 years


46 posted on 05/21/2014 12:29:09 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson (An amateur built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic)
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To: Farmer Dean

what will Washington do with these death squads?


47 posted on 05/21/2014 12:30:25 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson (An amateur built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic)
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To: SkyPilot

Hagel is rewarding “drunk female single moms”? how? and “female...moms” is redundant


48 posted on 05/21/2014 12:32:34 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson (An amateur built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic)
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To: Ouderkirk
they will take the ones who will shoot their fellow Americans

BINGO!!!!!

49 posted on 05/21/2014 12:33:30 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Ray76; Olog-hai

Not illegal babies. The program covers illegals up to 31 years of age.


50 posted on 05/21/2014 12:35:00 PM PDT by SisterK (behold a pale horse)
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To: dfwgator

I have been saying this for years...they want to stuff the military with people who have no loyalty to us as Americans....they are not fellow citizens, they are/will be mercenaries for the democRATS and the communists who will shoot us on orders and not question those orders


51 posted on 05/21/2014 12:36:53 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Olog-hai

Real headline:
Pentagon looking for recruits they can be absolutely certain will fire on American citizens if so ordered.


52 posted on 05/21/2014 12:37:50 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: Little Ray

why will the pentagon want to open fire on americans on american soil?


53 posted on 05/21/2014 12:39:55 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson (An amateur built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic)
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To: Jagdgewehr

Hagel has made statements that are highly critical of Israel, and other statements that indicate he he is anti-Semetic. He also may be an alcoholic.


54 posted on 05/21/2014 12:41:05 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

can one criticize israel and not be an anti-semite?


55 posted on 05/21/2014 12:44:35 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson (An amateur built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

The Eastern Empire lasted for 1000 years.

Rome proper was well into the toilet when they started started hiring illegal aliens for their legions.


56 posted on 05/21/2014 12:44:54 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

Criticize Israel for what? Existing? Let me ask you - are you a Christian?


57 posted on 05/21/2014 12:46:34 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: ghost of stonewall jackson

“can one criticize israel and not be an anti-semite?”

Sure they can. The Israeli Government and the Jewish religion are two different things.


58 posted on 05/21/2014 12:46:38 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Olog-hai
What a great idea. In an era where US citizens are fed up with the elitist/globalist wars of domination, fill the armed services with invaders.

Wouldn't that be an army that just might be willing to fire on US citizens? Heck, they can go to Syria, northern Nigeria, and western Ukraine to recruit some real motivated future patriots.

I'm past believing the US can survive as a nation much longer.

59 posted on 05/21/2014 12:46:39 PM PDT by grania
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To: SkyPilot

yes sir i am.


60 posted on 05/21/2014 12:48:19 PM PDT by ghost of stonewall jackson (An amateur built the Ark; professionals built the Titanic)
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