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05-05-2015, 10:04 AM
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A battle is brewing in the Republican Party over whether illegal immigrants granted deferred deportation by President Obama should be eligible to serve in the military.
Anti-immigration hard-liners and vulnerable Republicans who represent districts with large Hispanic populations are battling over provisions in the annual Defense authorization bill, which is set to come to the House floor next week.
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The defense bill is the latest unlikely battleground on immigration because of the House Armed Services Committee’s adoption of two Democratic amendments that edge toward allowing young illegal immigrants to serve in the military.
One provision encourages the secretary of Defense to review allowing DACA recipients to serve in the armed forces; the other directs the Pentagon to evaluate how DACA recipients could expand the number of potential recruits and affect military readiness.
The first amendment, offered by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), attracted the votes of six Republicans, including vulnerable Reps. Mike Coffman (Colo.) and Martha McSally (Ariz.). It narrowly passed on a vote of 33-30.
Seven Republicans crossed the aisle to support the second amendment, sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas). It was approved in a 34-29 committee vote.
Coffman, a Marine Corps combat veteran who will be a top Democratic target in the next election cycle, argued that so-called “Dreamers” who grew up in the U.S. and are part of the American workforce should be given a chance to enlist.
“I will fight to make sure our effort to encourage military service among Dreamers remains part of the NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act],” he said. “These kids grew up in this country, went to school here and often know of no other country. I want to give them the same opportunity I had to serve this country.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/24...o-the-military
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Anyone got the amendment texts? This might allow DACAers to enlist completely, and not just piggyback on MAVNI.

As such there will not be a language requirement, and it will not be limited only to the Army.
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It'd be nice if it was insta-citizenship like Mavni. But even a Green Card would be nice.

Would be nice if doesn't require SSBI, or at the very least offers a very lenient one, which I still haven't heard if anyone has passed yet with DACA (presumably, having undocumented family members in the States would disqualify them).

Edit: Based on the video it seems that we wouldn't be eligible for LPR until after the end of an [honorable] service.

Meh. Whatever would still be better than nothing, but if that's the case you'd be better off trying for MAVNI if you fit the language requirements.
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It'd be nice if it was insta-citizenship like Mavni. But even a Green Card would be nice.

Would be nice if doesn't require SSBI, or at the very least offers a very lenient one, which I still haven't heard if anyone has passed yet with DACA (presumably, having undocumented family members in the States would disqualify them).

Edit: Based on the video it seems that we wouldn't be eligible for LPR until after the end of an [honorable] service.

Meh. Whatever would still be better than nothing, but if that's the case you'd be better off trying for MAVNI if you fit the language requirements.
Wartime naturalization provision. You serve 1 day and you can naturalize. Military actually cannot get you a green card.
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