(D-NE) Bob Kerrey: Let immigrants in military be citizens

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Robynn Tysver

Democrat Bob Kerrey said any immigrant who serves in the American military should have a chance at citizenship.

Kerrey told a Latino veterans group Thursday in Omaha that a guaranteed pathway to citizenship for men and women who serve the nation was the “American way of doing business.”

Kerrey is running for the U.S. Senate against Republican Deb Fischer. A former Nebraska governor, Kerrey served 12 years in the Senate before stepping down in 2001.

Kerrey spoke at a national gathering in Omaha of the American G.I. Forum, a group that advocates on behalf of Latino veterans and civil rights.

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[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. Such a proposal would appear to be different from Executive Order # 13269 which provides an

expedited consideration of qualifications, http://www.justice.gov/eoir/vll/fedreg/presdocs/pd08jy02_txt-26.pdf , to a "guaranteed pathway to citizenship.

[Lars77]

2. The US is far too militarized.

This reminds me of the Starship Troopers universe, where only people who serve in the military get citizenship. The result is society where the military-industrial complex IS the state.

We are closer than a lot of people think.

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. Or ancient Rome.

Although in France three years' service in the Légion étrangère gives the right to apply for French citizenship.

[PavePusher]

6. "the Starship Troopers universe, where only people who serve in the military get citizenship."

Utterly untrue. Please re-read the book, that is not at all the case.

(If you got this meme from only seeing the rubbish movie of the same name, please read the original book. The only thing shared between the two is the title, the names of the characters and the idea of conflict with aliens.)

[Lars77]

11. It's not my misconception of the ST universe that's the problem, it's reality.

Sorry dude, i've only seen the movie.

[4th law of robotics]

14. Except in ST that was the only way to get it

here you can be born in, or marry in, or take the test.

/also it was "federal service" not simply military service.

[Lars77]

15. My point was that we might be headed that way in the future..

[robinlynne]

3. That really looks like officially selling visas to me. not choosing the poeple who are honest and w

will contribute to society, selling visas.
the military has had a hard time recently recruiting, and have been accepting people they should not have, with problematic backgrounds, etc.
This is just an all around BAD idea. in so many ways.

[PavePusher]

8. It's been the law for quite some time already and works very well.

But you're always welcome to go through Basic Training, serve for a year or two and then explain to us what we're doing wrong.

Really, you'll be quite welcome.

[robinlynne]

10. i dont believe any soldiers wrote that law. (what we're doing wrong...)

[permatex]

4. If an immigrant is willing to serve and die for this country

then no question, they should be rewarded with citizenship.

[PavePusher]

7. Kerrey is an idiot. This has already been the law for quite some time.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ce613e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ce613e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=26d805a25c4c4210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ce613e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=02729c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=02729c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.f6da51a2342135be7e9d7a10e0dc91a0/?vgnextoid=fa7e539dc4bed010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fa7e539dc4bed010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&CH=act

http://www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/8usc/www/u8-12-III-II-1439.html#Source

[4th law of robotics]

9. I may be mistaken but isn't that already the case?

[canonfodder]

12. Yes

You are correct. Been that way for decades.

[Posteritatis]

13. If they do a term of military service they should get cit papers the *second* they're discharged. nt

[Redford]

16. How can you get into the military if you are not already a citizen?

I agree non citizens that serve should be able to have citizenship but I do not understand how they can get in to begin with.