WHAT THE: Dems Are Pushing for Pathway to Citizenship for Illegals Through Military Service
Even though there are illegal immigrants who really do want to make a better life for themselves in America, this could open up the door for serious threats to our national security. See below…
(CNSNews.com) – Democrats held a press conference on Friday to announce the introduction of a House resolution calling for the Secretary of Defense to allow illegal aliens brought to the country as children who have been granted temporary legal status by President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive order to serve in the U.S. military – a move that would also grant them a path to citizenship.
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.), the sponsor of the H.R. 685, said “our broken immigration system” is to blame for restricting illegal aliens from military service.
“If they were to walk into a recruiting office today they would be turned away, not because they’re not smart enough, not because they’re not strong enough, not because they don’t love our country enough or because of any character flaw,” Foster said.
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