James Mackler in Medium.com scoial media

On Homeland Security: Let immigrants serve in military, as they always have

70 years ago, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 to begin integrating our Armed Forces "without regard to race, color, religion or national origin." Immigrants have fought alongside fellow Americans in every conflict we've faced since before the founding of our nation. An immigrant officer is credited with professionalizing George Washington's Army at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Today, because of President Truman's actions, the world's strongest fighting force is made up of volunteers with national origins from across the globe.

Earlier this month, "some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged."

Fighting in Iraq, I know we would not have been able to complete our missions without standing side by side with new Americans and those who hoped to fulfill that dream.

Source: Medium.com on 2020 Tennessee Senate race Jul 26, 2018

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