Say what??... Army Veteran Who Faces Deportation Denied US Citizenship 16 Mar 2018 - The decision Thursday by immigration officials means Miguel Perez Jr. can be deported to Mexico at any time. See also: Vietnam Veteran Inaccurately Declared Dead 16 Mar 2018 - A Fayetteville veteran who was erroneously declared dead has been resurrected by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
First article: That's not injustice. He didn't meet the minimum requirements for citizenship, which includes not being convicted of a felony. Second article: Also not an injustice, the VA fixed their mistake.
A non violent drug charge gets you that much time in jail and deported after you fight for your country, swear an oath to protect it, and risk your life as a soldier? That's pretty messed up. And the second case is sad too. It IS an injustice that such mistakes happen, but but I am happy it was recognized and addressed.
He's full of crap. Who's responsibility is it to know whether or not he's a US citizen? His. His alone. He's just using that "protect the nation" as an insinuation that he loves the US. Poppycock.
The "veteran faces deportation" story comes around every so often, and almost inevitably it's because the guy went out and committed a felony, making him eligible to be deported. Is the counter argument that we should reward felons with citizenship if they also served in the military?
Like the brand new Corvette selling fo $500 because the owner died in it and the smell of decay lingers. Yes, it's the same story of rewarding a felon for some cockamamie notion of patriotism.
To be totally fair, with these drug laws it is very easy for someone to be convicted when they did not break the law. Normally the evidence for conviction centers all around the illegal drugs being found in a certain place. Conviction of a crime - even if that conviction is the correct decision - does not automatically mean a certainty that person committed the crime. But setting that piece aside for a moment, those residing in the country with a green card are in a very delicate and tenuous position and can lose their status for the smallest reasons.