Immigrants Can Now Become US Citizens By Joining the Army: Good or bad idea?

I think it's a very good idea why not when a person is will in to fight for our country not only that they wanna sacrifice there lives for us so i say go for it

is that possible because what better way to show your loyalty to join the army ser ve the country that u love

honestly, its this kind of descrimination that makes me mad, most undocumented people are here because they didnt have a choice and most of US are only trying to better ourselves through achieving a higher education for ourselves and our future family. If the military is infact one of our options, whats the problem with letting us join? its not like we hate americans, hell, most of us were youre lab partner or played on the same team with you in highschool, you guys sure didnt seem to mind there?. Grow up and realize whats good for everybody.

ive been here since i was 5 im now 19..thinking bout joining to get my papers n protect people n save lives even,willing to put in the effort 100% all the way .kinda worried they would deport me away from my family when i try to join what should i do?

You have to be a legal reisdent or have a visa to join the US armed forces

Im an illegal immigrant....I wanna join the army..not because I want to become legal...I wanna join it because I love this beautiful country.

can illegals join? how would someone go about that?

No way beacuse they're probably goinbg to be like gangsters and go and kill all our troops!

Im an illegal immigrant,Im not a gangter and and I DONT KILL PEOPLE.

Because of people like you this beautiful country is not any better.. true this is the greatest country and it could've been even better if people like you(racist) didn't exist. And yes I am illegal two and I'm not here to "steal your jobs" I'm here to do the jobs YOU DO NOT WANNA DO. I've been living here for almost 6 years and I also want to join the army not be because i wanna be legal but because I want to improve this country unlike you only criticizing illegal people.

that is the most ignorant response i've ever read

get a life

This made me mad I'm a illegal alien also and this is so not true if it wasn't for illegals everything would of fall apart were the ones who work in the fields for extreme low payments I bet you wouldn't want to do that under the hot sun all day

You probably live somewhere far where there is
Berly or no Mexicans at all and the stories u here make u afraid of
Mexicans and I'm also illegal

This has been going on since the beginning of our armed forces. At least the people who gain their citizenship through the military we know are quality people ready to die for our country just as our veterans and current service members are. They all deserve our respect and support. It is through their sacrifice that we have our country, rights, and freedoms.

i see you there!

i dont think this would be a good idea because they could always turn on us and shoot all our army troop

It has been done for years, here and in other countries, and nothing like that have ever happened. Who turn on you and shoot are American teenagers who got access to guns, if you haven't noted it yet.

CAN YOU STOP SAYING STUPID THINGS....I WONT KILL ANY OF YOUR TROOPS....I WANNA BE PART OF THE US

It demeans my service, if this is true.

I think it's a good idea, but I'm afraid someone's going to criticize me.

Without going too deep into possible unintended consequences (like what if all of Al Qaeda joins the Army), I don't see anything fundamentally wrong with this idea. My mother was an immigrant. She had already served -- as a foreign national -- in the US Army for 4 years. When she got here, she had to pass a test on the Constitution and US law before she could be naturalized. One of my great-grandfathers immigrated to the US in 1857. Shortly after he settled down and got married, he served 3 years in the Civil War in the Indiana Volunteers.

Maybe it just runs in my family, and not all of my ancestors came to this country voluntarily, but I don't see a problem with service to the nation as a route to citizenship.

As a veteran I think if they are willing to put their life on the line for our country they deserve to be citizens.

Yes it will decrease our population problem with the immigrats (yay) jk.......

Well it was done before.. at least it shows they're serious about becoming an American citizen.

If someone wants to, and can serve successfully, lawfully, and still wish to be a citizen after all they endure, they have earned it.

Learn and pass the test. Learn to speak our language. Then fight for our country. You must pass the test first.

i would have to agree a test should be give, English should be perfect and

yes just like every single american citizen has to speak perfect English...in case you haven't noticed at least half the young american population cannot speak properly...why should immigrants be expected to speak perfectly?

the u.s is more desperate to build up an army than i thought!!!

Well if they have lived in the U.S for 2 years they of least know somethnig about the U.S, and with no criminal background, I really don't see anythnig wrong with the idea.

I guess it would be a good idea but do they realize that If you sign up for the military you receive money for doing so? I know of a young lad who signed up with the Army National Guards and he got $10,000. of course subject to taxes and then after two years he gets another $10,000. also subject to taxes. This lad spent 8 months in Iraq and had three very close calls. So if any illegals want to take a chance like that then sign them up.

that's just it. that money should pay for his citizenship. not his pocket. what if he joined and got a desk job wheres the scarifies there

Who else can we brain wash to give their lives for someone else's cause?

Good idea, but with conditions attached. They should include a minimum of several years of service and then being eligible for honorable discharge. Misbehavior or lack of discipline should result in dismissal and possible deportation.

i agree, becuase like some military people who just jion for 2 years for school money and quit. my dad was 20 years, proud and hard working. 2 years is not enough to show your true role as proud to be a solder.