BY times article

Hey can someone post the article on nytimes homepage real quick? It's about the us military recruiting legal aliens w/o green cards currently in the country. I'm on my mobile device and I can't copy paste... It's a very interesting article.

I guess you mean this one?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/us...g.html?_r=1&hp

"Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months."

"The program will begin small — limited to 1,000 enlistees nationwide in its first year, most for the Army and some for other branches. If the pilot program succeeds as Pentagon officials anticipate, it will expand for all branches of the military. For the Army, it could eventually provide as many as 14,000 volunteers a year, or about one in six recruits."

"The military does not allow illegal immigrants to enlist, and that policy would not change, officers said. Recruiting officials pointed out that volunteers with temporary visas would have already passed a security screening and would have shown that they had no criminal record."

This is a good way for individuals on limited visas to become citizens.

Does expired visa count?

No, it wouldn't count since you then illegally in the country.

If they actually expand this program it would make it easy for individuals on visas to become citizens. Six months is very fast. It seems, though, they are targeting more specialized positions such as medical technicians, and translators.

Sign me up!

damm right ehfornue whare do i sign................