Posted on 02/19/2024 4:21:54 PM PST by packagingguy
Two members of Congress who were U.S. Military Academy classmates and later reconnected on Capitol Hill are looking to provide avenues for immigrants to gain citizenship while also building up recruitment for the military...
“The legislation addresses two challenges facing the United States: an influx of migrants looking to work, build a better life for their families, and contribute to our country, as well as a recruitment crisis within the ranks of our Armed Forces,” according to a release first shared with the Washington Examiner.
Ryan said in a statement on the Courage to Serve Act that he and James know “firsthand” that there is “no higher honor than serving your country in uniform.”
“If folks have the courage to raise their right hand, swear an oath to protect and defend this nation, and put their lives on the line, then they sure as hell deserve the opportunity to become an American citizen,” Ryan said...
“In fact, in 2022, the Army missed its recruiting goal by 25%. To combat this concerning trend, and give heroic and America-loving immigrants a chance to gain citizenship, I am proud to sponsor the Courage to Serve Act,” James said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
What could possibly go wrong with taking in young adult male illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, China, Venezuela and Sudan and giving them access to state-of-the-art military equipment?
It's a win-win all around, don't you think?
Insanity
“Two members of Congress who were U.S. Military Academy classmates” need to have their degrees revoked.
“Reps. Pat Ryan (D-NY) and John James (R-MI) introduced the Courage to Serve Act on Friday.”
Need to have the names out where people can see them, since not everyone reads the article. :-)
Hell no. I do not want a flood of foreigners into the US military. That should be required to be US Citizens. We want people born and raised and acculturated here. We want the soldiers to be loyal to the Constitution and to the American people - not to their paymasters.
Rome showed how filling your ranks with foreign mercenaries turns the military into a tool of oppression.
No knowledge of our history or Constitution, many with antipathy to the citizens.
Give 'em a rifle, a paycheck and authority and yhey'll do what they're told.
Theyve always had this ...
It was IMMIGRATION law 50 years ago...
Instead of 7 years (or is it 5?) the time in country required to become American citizens is shorten to 3 years for IMMIGRANTS who serve in the US military...
Thats IMMIGRANTS not illegal aliens...
Isn’t this the definition of mercenaries?
Shipped off for a 5 year tour of duty in Ukraine the day boot camp is over.
Kid during Nam IMMIGRANTS were drafted...
They're probably already Chinese military on deep undercover for just this purpose.
-PJ
Immigrants have served. But this bill is about illegals, not people who came legally.
Mercenaries. What would the founders think of that?
We had a war and they were used on us.
They may well have been immigrants, but they had to have been citizens to be subject to the draft. I'm OK with immigrants who have obtained US citizenship serving in the military. I just think the citizenship part should come first.
Bingo! We’ve got to thank the Romans for so much…including the seeds of our downfall. Licentiousness, mercenaries, debasement of currency, loss of meaning to being a Roman citizen.
Yes thats what I thought...
Illegal aliens arent fit to serve...
They do not LOVE America...
You cant have a criminal past in the US or your home country to enlist in the US militar5y...
They commit a crime just entering our country...
eps. Pat Ryan (D-NY) and John James (R-MI) introduced the Courage to Serve Act on Friday, which provides an expedited path to citizenship for “qualified and vetted migrants” who serve in the military.
I hear some are already trained. Awesome eh? NOT! Those that support this....🖕
They were not America citizens They were IMMIGRANTS
How many times do I have to say this ???
A woman I worked with was from Canada...as was her husband.He served...honorably...in Vietnam and after discharge he was given a Green Card,as was she. I’m not sure I have a problem with that,assuming that the person is worthy in all other ways.
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