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Multiple deferment Mitt Romney would make citizenship available ONLY to those who join the military
Posted on June 23, 2012
TPM: Mitt Romney would replace President Obamas new immigration policy in favor of one that staves off deportation only for those who sign up for military service, though the full details were unclear.
Obamas plan applies to all children of illegal immigrants who are under 30, were brought to the country before age 16, have lived in the U.S. for five years and have earned a high school diploma or GED or serve in the U.S. military.
Earlier this month, Boston.com reported: Though an early supporter of the Vietnam War, Romney avoided military service at the height of the fighting after high school by seeking and receiving four draft deferments, according to Selective Service records. They included college deferments and a 31-month stretch as a minister of religion in France, a classification for Mormon missionaries that the church at the time feared was being overused.
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SDjack
(1,448 posts)Still waiting for one of Rmoney's children to serve in the military. There is time to enlist, train, and be in the Middle East by election day. But, I'm not holding my breath.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,781 posts)AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)Since perpetual war is the Republican party's economic policy, it would make sense to stockpile cannon fodder by any means available.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)The Brits did the same.
madashelltoo
(1,685 posts)A lyric from an old Temptations' song is what Robme is singing. Come, fight my wars that financially lubricate the wheels of my wealth machine and I will grant you one wish . . . American Citizenship. Void where prohibited for those enlisting in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Will place citizenship document in your cold, dead hand at burial when necessary.