Immigration and active duty deployments.?

I can appreciate his situation, but...

First off, she would have been granted status but married 6 weeks prior to the status being granted, which changed her eligibility. I am sorry, but couldn't they have waited 6 weeks? What has she been doing to fix the situation in the meantime? I have a lot of questions about this situation. She was granted a one year extention, so how is she using that extention.

I agree that we need to support our military. I appreciate what this young man is doing. Mr. Gonzalez says at the end of the article that he is not asking for anything, but in truth he is. He is asking the US to bend it's laws for him.

A wife of a sergeant was arrested in Washington state for identity theft. Should the trial have been postponed in order to allow her husband to come home? Of course not.

Becoming a citizen is not easy, nor should it be. I admit there are some issues that could be easier with immigration and becoming legal.

With her situation (coming here at staying within the system) her case should be looked at for an additional extension IF she is doing what all she can to become a citizen. If not, then I do not see a reason to.

Hopefully this makes sense. I have re-read it multiple times to see if it says what I want. I still am not sure.

I can sympathize for their situation. But, the legal aspects need to be considered. Yes, the woman's mother was pursuing legal status and the woman was cognizant of that.

Via marriage, she nullified her mother's actions on her behalf. The military aspect should have nothing to do with immigration issues and others who choose to serve have various and serious family problems, yet continue to serve and do their jobs well. They don't say, do what I want or I'll quit.

Her case should be decided on the intent to be here legally, and providing she filed the proper paperwork immediately following her marriage, I think she should be given status. If she did not take immediate steps, then she should be deported. The best option she had was to wait via her mother's applications, but she made a choice not to wait.

Were he to just leave his post, he would be captured and put in the brig. The serviceman married an illegal criminal alien and knew that. There, he was in the wrong. He knew this situation might come up at any time.

Were an exception be made for his illegal alien wife, more and more people would be purposely targeting our servicemen for marriage with alterior motives.

I applaud his service to this country.

He can't immediately leave his post. That's the nature of being a soldier and I certainly don't think his wife should get an easy out because she is married to a soldier.

HOWEVER, I would be willing to consider THIS compromise...perhaps issues like this should be treated in the same manner as other federal issues are when it comes to active military. Perhaps any action, such as deportation, should be "stayed" until he is off active duty. I still think she needs to face impartial justice, but as he IS an active service man, I'd be willing to delay service of that justice for a bit. After all...that illegal who tried to smuggle $59,000 in cash out of the country in a suitcase was given over a year to remain in the country for some odd reason. He's been playing "Give me back my illegally gotten gains" in our court system for well over and year and won't be deported until January. Surely, we could give this woman the same relatively short reprieve.

It's a sad story, but she's ILLEGAL, and you can't tell me that he didn't know that. There can not be ANY special treatment for ANYONE. ILLEGALS BROKE THE LAW there for, they are criminals. Yes, he is serving his country, but clearly he had hoped to either get special treatment or slip under the radar. She needs to be deported and deal with the consequences of her actions.

Talk to your CO, pronto. If not, and you go AWOL, Leavenworth.

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