Comments on: Twenty Four Year-Old Fallen Soldier Granted Posthumous Citizenship

By: torero

torero — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:15:46 +0000

he was damn cute too. bet he was a sweet guy.

By: escobar

escobar — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:49:23 +0000

This is such a sad story. I think that the liars who instigated this war should (whether posthumously or not) have their American citizenship revoked. But I’m not sure any other country would want Bush, Cheney and Rove.

By: Luna

Luna — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:12:31 +0000

God Bless Him

By: aydiosmio

aydiosmio — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:16:37 +0000

@la roncha: Um, you can’t just show up and apply for an American passport if you’re not an American citizen. Serving in the military does not result in automatic citizenship. You should, you know, research those things before flinging expletives around. You have to actually go through the naturalization process to become a citizen, it doesn’t happen in your sleep.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:36:48 +0000

My very PAISA boyfriend (american citizen) was in the Army and fought in IRAQ… go Latin soldiers!

By: la roncha

la roncha — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:55:40 +0000

my brother served in the army for 8 years.. he was actually told that by enlisting and being in the Army he would become a US citizen… 5 years later when he’s trying to apply for a passport they tell him he is still a mexican citizen. WHAT?!?
THAT SHIT IS FUCKED UP!!

By: aydiosmio

aydiosmio — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:36:56 +0000

Oh, serious!!! On the same note, I don’t think it’s a good idea for folks who are only permanent residents to enlist in the Army. You are not an American citizen and can actually get deported over very minor things. The US is not going to care about you if you are not a citizen, the sacrifice and commitment you are making by joining the military is not reflected back in the US’s treatment of you. There was a huge article about this in the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/us/24vets.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=immigration+army&st=nyt&oref=slogin), detailing what a hard time the USCIS was giving enlisted soldiers who wanted to apply for citizenship. Their citizenship interviews were even scheduled while there were in combat in Iraq, the fact that they were in active duty seemed to be inconsequential to the way the agency processed their applications. So if you’re only a permanent resident, try to get a job that doesn’t involved avoiding getting blown up by IED’s in Iraq and then getting treated like a terrorist when you get back to US soil.