Do Migrants Make Better Soldiers?

Army Spc. Phillip Walker, center, briefs soldiers before they conduct a resupply mission to one of the brigade’s infantry companies during force-on-force operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Jan. 22, 2012. Walker is a a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. The paratroopers are part of a forward support company that serves a battalion of light infantry. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Migrants Make Better Soldiers -- Strategy Page

January 24, 2012: In the last decade, the U.S. military has enlisted some 70,000 non-citizens, about five percent of all recruits. These foreigners made better soldiers than American citizens. The foreigners are tossed out during their first three months of service at half the rate of their citizen counterparts. After three years of service, 72 percent of citizens were still in uniform, compared to 84 percent of non-citizen troops. The foreign troops are more patriotic and work harder than their citizen counterparts. Non-citizen troops have another incentive, as they can apply for citizenship because of good service in the military. Any foreign recruit forced out for medical reasons (because of combat or non-combat injuries) can still obtain citizenship more quickly. Most foreign troops obtain citizenship as soon as they can while in the military, because many jobs require a security clearance and only citizens can get one of those.

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My Comment: Non-citizens always have a lot to prove when they immigrate to a new country. It is not only reflected in how they serve in the military, but once granted citizenship they are the ones who vote all the time, participate in the political process, and are always active in the community.