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November 07, 2003
Illegal Immigrants
From the AJC:
- Some Americans worry about illegal immigrants joining the military in hopes of becoming citizens.
Yeah. They're called assholes. In particular his name is Dan Stein, the director of something called the Federation for American Immigration Reform. He says:
- This guy may be a stand-up guy -- but suppose he was an agent of Al-Qaida.
He's talking about Pvt. Jaun Escalante, who despite using forged documents to enroll in the Army, is still serving in Iraq because the manpower squeezed forces really have no choice. In fact, Army lawyers are helping him apply for citizenship so he can continue his service and then hopefully attend college on the GI Bill.
So, you've got someone who has nothing to do with Al-Qaida risking his life in Iraq, potentially even fighting against Al-Qaida operatives, and you've got a dishonest Immigration "Reformer" totally twisting the facts to score cheap political points by linking this (soon to be) American hero to Osama bin Laden. Unfortunately, this kind of unwelcome rhetoric is just too common from the far right these days.
Posted by Chris at November 7, 2003 12:41 PM
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