Meet the American veterans whom have been deported to Mexico
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[quote]hat veteran, Hector Barajas, was brought to the United States from Mexico by his parents when he was seven years old in 1984. He grew up in Compton, California and like many kids, he dreamed of being a soldier.
He held a green card so he was able to enlist with the hopes of earning citizenship. But the Army was more than a means to an end for Barajas. He really loved being a soldier and proudly served in the 82nd Airborne Division from 1995 to 2001.
Barajas should have been an American success story. But several bad choices led him to that dusty street in Tijuana. His most important choice is what has tripped up many of the men at The Bunker. He didn't solidify his immigration status while on active duty.
"I was under the assumption that, you know, I took the oath and that I'm a U.S. citizen, "Barajas said, pointing out that the oath of enlistment is similar to the oath of naturalization. "You're 18 years old and hey, Uncle Sam's going to take care of you," he said. [B]And critically, Barajas claims the Army never prepared him for moving through the naturalization process. "Citizenship was never mentioned," he said. "I was never counseled, there's no program for it."[/B][/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/politics/deported-veterans-support-house-hector-barajas-tijuana-mexico/index.html[/url]
thanks for giving your life for this country now go back to yours
something just seems so off and sad about that. fight for a country, and risk your life for it, and be deported from it as a veteran. the army should've helped him out when it came to the citizenship aspect. how they never brought it up is weird as hell. the person mentioned in the article even had to leave a daughter behind because of the deportation, which makes me feel even worse for his situation.
[QUOTE=Rocko's;50208417]something just seems so off and sad about that. fight for a country, and risk your life for it, and be deported from it as a veteran. the army should've helped him out when it came to the citizenship aspect. how they never brought it up is weird as hell. the person mentioned in the article even had to leave a daughter behind because of the deportation, which makes me feel even worse for his situation.[/QUOTE]
If they didn't when he was in uniform, they should have least swept in when he was in the process of being deported. It's inexcusable.
He was deported for a felony.
The DOD points out that there are several options on bases to help people through the immigration process. Immigration even keeps personnel on bases to help.
I dunno about there being no counseling or process for it. I remember cadre getting count of who needed citizenship packets as far back as Basic.
Then again, this was less than two years ago, so who knows how much it's changed.
[QUOTE=GunFox;50208453]He was deported for a felony.
The DOD points out that there are several options on bases to help people through the immigration process. Immigration even keeps personnel on bases to help.[/QUOTE]
Are you sure this was the same back in the late 90s when he served?
Calling absolute bullshit on this guy. Non US citizens enlisting in the military is a big fucking deal and obvious efforts would have been made to get his citizenship, or at least providing a fuck ton of info. Sounds like he fucked up really bad and is playing the victim.
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;50209871]Calling absolute bullshit on this guy. Non US citizens enlisting in the military is a big fucking deal and obvious efforts would have been made to get his citizenship, or at least providing a fuck ton of info. Sounds like he fucked up really bad and is playing the victim.[/QUOTE]
He's not the only guy, though.
Honestly like Starship Troopers, service should pretty much guarantee citizenship.
Criminal got deported, big whoop. Just wants to play the victim card now that he's fucked.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;50209915]This. There were so many "hey become a citizen" briefs that I lost count. There's no excuse other than pure lazyness to not get your citizenship while on active.[/QUOTE]
When did you serve, though? Because this guy was in the late 90s. Things could have been much different then and no one has said otherwise yet.
[editline]26th April 2016[/editline]
(for reference, I have no idea, it could have been the same way, but I don't know)
Boy am I on the fence about this. On one hand they served our country and I think that should for sure come into consideration when there's the possibility of deportation for a crime. However, if the crime was bad enough, that it's not a "safe card" that guarantees they won't. Tough area.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;50210063]When did you serve, though? Because this guy was in the late 90s. Things could have been much different then and no one has said otherwise yet.
[editline]26th April 2016[/editline]
(for reference, I have no idea, it could have been the same way, but I don't know)[/QUOTE]
It doesn't really matter, it's not that hard to become a naturalized citizen even if what he said was true. If I was a green card holder and neglected to become a citizen because I assumed I was good, which is stupid and then got deported then who's fault is it?
While I applaud Mr. Barajas's service, how lazy do you have to fucking be, to be in for [B] 6 years[/B] and not bother to go to immigration and ask 'Hey, am I good?' At least once, he had plenty of time to go thru the process even in the total absence of any sort of training or Army program, he didn't need the Army to baby him about it.
While it's a shame he was deported and I am sure this was not the case for the other vets sitting in TJ, in Mr. Barajas case, he fucked himself, he got complacent and it bit him in the ass, nobody stopped him from becoming a naturalized citizen.
He already qualified for US Citizenship before he even joined the Army, all he had to do was take the fucking test.
[QUOTE=TornadoAP;50209911]Honestly like Starship Troopers, service should pretty much guarantee citizenship.[/QUOTE]
I gotta post this now, Still i never understood why they didn't just adopt a policy of biological weapons and orbital bombardment.
Still. Your right about that it should guarantee citizenship in the army.
[video=youtube;ijvTiDnWJLE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijvTiDnWJLE[/video]
Dunno what he's saying I joined the American army under a green card and from basic to my unit, my commands priority was getting me my citizenship.
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