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Ilsa

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8. Yes, thousands of noncitizens have fought in our recent wars. ("green card")

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 08:05 PM

Mar 2017

Many of them obtained citizenship after getting back to the US. They are supposed to get processed faster because of their service.

I'm wondering why these people fell through the cracks. My guess is they had a bad (possibly violent or threatened violence) ptsd episode and were ignored.

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You mean these veterans went to war with us without being US citizens? Or having green cards? Maraya1969 Mar 2017 #7

Yes, thousands of noncitizens have fought in our recent wars. ("green card") Ilsa Mar 2017 #8