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When these articles are about the US they never mention the brutal policies of ICE (Immigration Control and Enforcement) which discourage seasonal workers from

When these articles are about the US they never mention the brutal policies of ICE (Immigration Control and Enforcement) which discourage seasonal workers from Mexico, who are already hesitant due to the pandemic. I mean, if you're going to deport Mexicans who served honorably in the military it's a big FU to Mexicans. I wouldn't come here either.

RustyConsul 5y ago
When i was in the Air Force, people got citizenship for serving... How are they being deported?
- skuhn 5y ago
  This NYT article [1] has some quotes from Sen. Duckworth that outlines the problem as she sees it. One in particular: "People don’t even know that we are deporting veterans. I think most Americans assume that when somebody serves, they gain American citizenship. They don’t realize that we are actually deporting people who served honorably." [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/veterans-deported-duckworth.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/veterans-depo...
- treis 5y ago
  Generally speaking they commit serious crimes before they complete the naturalization process.
  - okareaman 5y ago
    > Under the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act, “aggravated felonies” are a basis for automatic deportation. Struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse put veterans at greater risk of incarceration than the general population. In 2017, nearly 28% of minority veterans – that’s 1,315,989 people – reported a service-connected disability, principally PTSD. I worked with citizen veterans who ended up in jail for crimes committed while distressed from PTSD. The VA treats these veterans. It's inhuman to deport them imho https://theconversation.com/deported-veterans-stranded-far-from-home-after-years-of-military-service-press-biden-to-bring-them-back-154320 https://theconversation.com/deported-veterans-stranded-far-f...
fundad 5y ago
Yeah and letting ICE run wild was supposed to make labor more scarce and more valuable. Thank immigration hawks for the wage inflation they promised.

RustyConsul 5y ago

When i was in the Air Force, people got citizenship for serving... How are they being deported?

skuhn 5y ago
This NYT article [1] has some quotes from Sen. Duckworth that outlines the problem as she sees it. One in particular: "People don’t even know that we are deporting veterans. I think most Americans assume that when somebody serves, they gain American citizenship. They don’t realize that we are actually deporting people who served honorably." [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/veterans-deported-duckworth.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/veterans-depo...
treis 5y ago
Generally speaking they commit serious crimes before they complete the naturalization process.
- okareaman 5y ago
  > Under the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act, “aggravated felonies” are a basis for automatic deportation. Struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse put veterans at greater risk of incarceration than the general population. In 2017, nearly 28% of minority veterans – that’s 1,315,989 people – reported a service-connected disability, principally PTSD. I worked with citizen veterans who ended up in jail for crimes committed while distressed from PTSD. The VA treats these veterans. It's inhuman to deport them imho https://theconversation.com/deported-veterans-stranded-far-from-home-after-years-of-military-service-press-biden-to-bring-them-back-154320 https://theconversation.com/deported-veterans-stranded-far-f...

fundad 5y ago

Yeah and letting ICE run wild was supposed to make labor more scarce and more valuable. Thank immigration hawks for the wage inflation they promised.