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How do you feel about veterans who were honorably discharged being deported from the US?

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It may come as a surprise to learn that serving in the United States military does not automatically confer citizenship, but it doesn't. It can smooth the way, provided the aspiring citizen is aware of what they need to do in order to apply for citizenship and gets it done within a certain timeframe. However, it's not uncommon for enlistees to wrongly assume (having never been told otherwise) they have done all they need to do in order to be awarded citizenship, and thus all they have to do after their honorable discharge is wait.

Because these particular veterans are either in the United States on green cards or without documentation after their discharges, they can be deported with cause, or for no reason at all. Past and present members of the armed forces are supposed to receive special consideration during deportation hearings, but the guidelines are inconsistently applied.

Elected officials (and candidates) who might ordinarily be in full-throated cry about the importance of military rights tend to go oddly silent when confronted with the spectres of undocumented soldiers. Sympathy for those wounded on the battlefield under the American flag suddenly falters when it turns out they had entered the country without documentation years before.

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Is there a difference between wanting to pursue citizenship and pursuing citizenship and still being deported?

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  • MEL T
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Yes. In order to become a legal resident or citizen, you must do the appropriate paper work in the appropriate time. I'm sure these guys were very aware of that.

  • 5 years ago

    whats the problem ?

    why would anyone think they are gonna automaticlly get citizenship for being in the military ?

    thats just stupid

    if they were to lazy to apply for citizenship while on active duty

    then they don't deserve to stay in the US

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    These illegals need to get out of our country!

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