Friday, March 9, 2007

Immigrants & Foreign Recruits

After thousands being killed in the Iraqi war, the United States is thinking on recruiting foreigners or immigrants to increase their army forces. Because a lot of the troops have been killed, the military bases in the U.S. are in need of new recruits to be trained and prepared to go to war if necessary. Since the immigrant rate is high, the government is thinking to used it to its advantage and give those immigrants that join the military their citizenship. Also the congress is debating to have recruits stations outside the U.S.
Analysts however, think that recruiting a large amount of immigrant will give a bad image to the nation, and that it could jeopardize the national security. Even though with the criticism, the pentagon is thinking of getting a large amount in the military but they are not giving details on how they will choose the recruits. Because immigrants that join the military will get their citizenship, this is helping the pentagon and the congress which are looking to recruit one million immigrants that are already in the U.S. the congress is also making programs that will help immigrants in the army get their citizenship faster.
While the war in Iraq is going on, the size of the military is decreasing, and its forcing proposals to recruit foreigners. Thomas Donnelly a military scholar and a conservative said that the idea will work for the military and the immigrants. Since the army forces are declining, President George W. Bush knows that the military must be expanded, and recently the law that said that immigrants in the U.S. could join military was changed to immigrants and foreigners outside the U.S.
The pentagon now has the authority to bring immigrants/foreigners even though it has not taken advantage of it. As the military forces decreased, the number of immigrants joining the military has increased from 750 (2001) to 4,600 (2006). Some immigrants will do anything to get their citizenship, but will this promised made by the congress last?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/military.php

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