Obama Orders Illegal Aliens To Be Admitted Into Military
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The armed forces recruit on average about 5000 non-citizens a year.
Per President Barack Obama’s directive last fall, the U.S. Army is enlisting illegal aliens who are so called “Dreamers” into its ranks.
The Hill reports that since January, the Army has enlisted 81 illegal immigrants who received deportation deferrals under the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Congress is debating whether illegal immigrants should lawfully be allowed into the military. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., inserted a provision in the 2016 defense budget to encourage the enlistment of qualified illegal immigrants.
Debate on the bill is scheduled for next week, and some House members would like to see the provision stripped–including Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. King is expected to introduce an amendment to do so.
The admission of illegal immigrants who qualify for DACA could help pave the way for them being recruited under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program (MAVNI), established to allow legal immigrants into the armed forces. The Army established the program to admit those with medical training or critical language skills deemed vital to national security.
The Military Times reports that the armed forces recruit on average about 5000 non-citizens a year and that nearly all of them are permanent residents, or so-called “green card” holders.
Since 2001, more than 92,000 foreign-born service members have become citizens while serving in uniform.
The MAVNI program began in 2008 and remains a pilot program. The [Department of Defense] notified Congress on [last fall] that the program, which was due to expire at the end of…fiscal year [2014], will be extended for another two years and will for the first time include DACA-status immigrants.http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-orders-illegal-aliens-to-be-admitted-into-military/
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