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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArmy Booted 500 Immigrant Recruits
So beyond disgusting.
https://politicalwire.com/2018/10/11/army-booted-500-immigrant-recruits/
Army Booted 500 Immigrant Recruits
October 11, 2018 at 7:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Over the course of 12 months, the U.S. Army discharged more than 500 immigrant enlistees who were recruited across the globe for their language or medical skills and promised a fast track to citizenship in exchange for their service, the AP reports.
The Army began booting out those enlistees last year without explanation.
The Army began booting out those enlistees last year without explanation.
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Army Booted 500 Immigrant Recruits (Original Post)
babylonsister
Oct 2018
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lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)1. The only explanation needed ...
Trump is Commander in Thief.
Athenapallas
(52 posts)2. our goverment is becoming a racist zenophobic one.
We are watching the slow death of our democracy. Nov can't get here fast enough!
benld74
(9,904 posts)3. Totally ignorant these fools be
crankyoldguy
(4 posts)4. Not enough info
There isn't enough info here to make any kind of judgment on this. The military has been recruiting selected foreign nationals in return for naturalization since the US military existed. If it is only 500, this doesn't reflect a policy change or it we would be talking about a lot more people. I'm guessing there is a specific reason they aren't saying, and it is probably related to vetting.
babylonsister
(171,066 posts)5. Here's more, from July...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/05/army-discharging-immigrants/762021002/
US Army begins quietly discharging immigrant recruits on path to citizenship
US Army begins quietly discharging immigrant recruits on path to citizenship