Pentagon Considers Fast-Tracking Citizenship For Immigrants Willing to Serve

[JABBS]

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President Bush asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week to come up with a plan to expand the military. But recruiters are finding it increasingly difficult to find recruits.

But does the U.S. really want to grow our military by adding foreigners?

The Pentagon still has to decide on specifics, such as English proficiency, but the wheels are clearly turning. The loophole that would be used is a a recent change in law -- thanks, Republican Congress -- that gives the Pentagon authority to bring immigrants to the U.S. if it determines it is vital to national security.

[Joanne98]

1. Watch them try to sneak this into the immigration bill.....

[JABBS]

3. they don't have to

they already have a loophole in place. (see the linked story)

[annabanana]

2. It won't be the first time. .

Remember the scene from Gangs of New York.. New immigrants being met at the dock and shipped off to fight in the Civil War. . I know it was "juiced" for the movie, but there's truth behind it.

[JABBS]

5. yes

but immigration was a lot different in the 1800s. a historian said that this was also commonplace in the 1700s. But you had tens of thousands of people coming over from Europe each year then. we are much more stringent on immigration, and at one point I thought we were supposed to be scared of what might cross the border illegally.

[Dr.Phool]

4. Send our illegal immigrants to Iraq?

They're only doing jobs that we don't want to do!:sarcasm: :hide: :hide: