U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Crecencio Alvarez (left), Jordan Soderman, Mario Launder and Andrew Stueber and Cpl. Christopher Burgess, all from 4th Platoon's fleet antiterrorism security team, advance to their next point during bilateral urban assault training in the Middle East on Nov. 20, 2008. The Marines are deployed to the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer, U.S. Navy. (Released)From The Weekly Standard:
The U.S. should grant citizenship to foreigners who serve in the military.
Max Boot was very happy to report that the Department of Defense is at long last going to allow the military to recruit foreigners to fill "critical need" positions such as translators and cultural affairs specialists. He notes that
Under a pilot program the armed forces will be authorized over the next 12 months to recruit 1,000 individuals who do not currently have American citizenship or permanent resident status.
Boot is gung-ho for the proposal, because
I believe that there are lots of high-quality recruits around the world who would gladly serve in return for expedited citizenship. They would bring with them the kind of linguistic and cultural know-how which is lacking in our forces today but is a vital prerequisite for success on battlefields such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Even those who do not necessarily speak a "strategic" language could be a valuable asset, as so many immigrant soldiers were in our past wars.
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My Comment: My opinion is simple .... anyone who wants to go through the travails of boot camp and who are willing to serve for a few years .... give them a citizenship. Hell .... less deserving people have become citizens in the past.
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