Sorry, but using military service as justification for not being convicted and punished of a crime is plain bullshit. If I embezzled millions of dollars and then joined the Army, would that make me immune to my crimes? I don't think so, and it should not in this case either.
I'd be OK with changing the law, but until it happens, tough shit. She broke the law and should be punished accordingly. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I definitely think serving in the military should be a way to earn > citizenship. > > And both the serving member AND the spouse are usually sacrificing for that > service. > > But I agree. Sneaking in on purpose and staying is bad, and usually should > not be tolerated. > > I think she found the one avenue I can accept. Any other service - and toss > her butt to the door. > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Bruce Sorge <sor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I thought this story was interesting: > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/ku5sb8 > > * > > I am kind of torn on this one. On the one hand, she did enter the > > country illegally, and if I am reading it right, she even knew it was > > illegal but made the conscious decision to continue with the ruse due to > > financial reasons. > > I do think though that under the circumstances, being that her husband > > is both a US citizen now, and the fact that he is serving his country, > > they should offer some leniency. Of course the problem with this is that > > it could open the floodgates to a whole new way for foreigners to enter > > the country illegally and attain citizenship, or at least legal > > residency. Tough one. > > > > As an aside, I do like the fact that if you enter the country illegally, > > and join the armed forces, you can get citizenship. I figure if you want > > to be an American, and you enter the country illegally, at least do > > something to earn the right to stay here, and performing some sort of > > national service such as serving in the military helps you earn that > right. > > > > Let the debates begin > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298938 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
