By: Edward Richardson, Disabled
Veteran, Berwick, ME, May 4, 2014
Representative Jeff Denham(R-CA) has proposed new legislation; "Encourage
New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training", or “ENLIST,” Act (H.R. 2377).
This bill would allow the non-citizen
children of illegal aliens (referred to as “Dreamers”) to join our military and
then receive expedited processing for citizenship.
The members of our military already face numerous pressures that
distract from their missions. Those distractions
range from women serving on the front lines, to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, to soldiers
even facing disciplinary actions for openly expressing their faith. Soldiers are continuously placed in
situations that test moral limits.
Allowing illegal immigrants, who we do not know to serve in our the
military alongside our most patriotic citizens, is a dangerous precedence to
set and a dangerous experiment to conduct with the lives of our soldiers. It is completely irresponsible to place that
kind of trust in the hands of individuals with no record of their background or
allegiance.
The bottom line is simple.
Serving in the United States Military is a privilege and service itself
is a benefit for those who volunteer to defend this nation. Simply turning military service into a
penance for those who break the law, is counter to our proud military
tradition. Military service should not
be a punishment for criminals; it should be an honor and reward for citizens
who are looking for one of many ways to ensure the posterity of liberty.
If this legislation is enacted, it will cost soldier’s lives and the
loss of even one soldier’s life just so a Senator or a Representative can feel
good about helping people who are not even American citizens is a price that is
too high to pay.
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