Deported veteran Hector Barajas-Varela to become a U.S. citizen

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

"The Mexico-born veteran waged a 10 year-long fight to return to the United States, where he lived since he was seven years old."

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/i-m-going-home-deported-veteran-hector-barajas-varela-become-n861546

 

 

This is good news for one of our veterans. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

It was actually mentioned in the other article yesterday, but probably deserves its own thread. 

 

This guy shoots a gun into a car of people, pleads guilty, gets deported, illegally sneaks back into the US 8 years later, gets deported again, and is now allowed back into California by the governor.  And that is ok?

Edited March 31, 2018 by IDWAF

[Póg mo 1,749]

2 hours ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

"The Mexico-born veteran waged a 10 year-long fight to return to the United States, where he lived since he was seven years old."

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/i-m-going-home-deported-veteran-hector-barajas-varela-become-n861546

 

 

This is good news for one of our veterans. 

This is only right and proper. 

[jg121783 3,908]

1 hour ago, IDWAF said:

It was actually mentioned in the other article yesterday, but probably deserves its own thread. 

 

This guy shoots a gun into a car of people, pleads guilty, gets deported, illegally sneaks back into the US 8 years later, gets deported again, and is now allowed back into California by the governor.  And that is ok?

To most rational people this is not okay. To the open border left this guy should be given a medal and monetary compensation for being deported.

[Póg mo 1,749]

1 hour ago, IDWAF said:

It was actually mentioned in the other article yesterday, but probably deserves its own thread. 

 

This guy shoots a gun into a car of people, pleads guilty, gets deported, illegally sneaks back into the US 8 years later, gets deported again, and is now allowed back into California by the governor.  And that is ok?

Yes it is. He should have been granted US citizenship once he was honorably discharged. What ever he did or didn't do after that fact should have no bearing on what happened afterwards.

[Dashinka 23,377]

2 minutes ago, Póg mo said:

Yes it is. He should have been granted US citizenship once he was honorably discharged. What ever he did or didn't do after that fact should have no bearing on what happened afterwards.

He still has to apply for naturalization and is subject to the same background checks that everyone else is subject to.

[jg121783 3,908]

1 minute ago, Póg mo said:

Yes it is. He should have been granted US citizenship once he was honorably discharged. What ever he did or didn't do after that fact should have no bearing on what happened afterwards.

Regardless of military service the law says immigtants are subject to deportation when they commit felonies. If he didn't want to be deported he should have followed the law. It's pretty simple.

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

1 hour ago, IDWAF said:

It was actually mentioned in the other article yesterday, but probably deserves its own thread. 

 

This guy shoots a gun into a car of people, pleads guilty, gets deported, illegally sneaks back into the US 8 years later, gets deported again, and is now allowed back into California by the governor.  And that is ok?

Not its not OK.
But its a common problem when it comes to our veterans.
He should have been made a citizen and got the help he needed after his service was complete.

[Dashinka 23,377]

Just now, jg121783 said:

Regardless of military service the law says immigtants are subject to deportation when they commit felonies. If he didn't want to be deported he should have followed the law. It's pretty simple.

The open border folks don’t worry about laws.

[Póg mo 1,749]

It boggles my mind that someone could be deported or not simply because they they did or did not fill out paperwork at a certain point in time. 

[Dashinka 23,377]

Just now, Keith & Arileidi said:

Not its not OK.
But its a common problem when it comes to our veterans.
He should have been made a citizen and got the help he needed after his service was complete.

So someone signs up for the military that is a foreign citizen and they automatically are granted US citizenship?

[jg121783 3,908]

Just now, Póg mo said:

It boggles my mind that someone could be deported or not simply because they they did or did not fill out paperwork at a certain point in time. 

You left out the part about him breaking the law. Just a minor detail I know.

[Dashinka 23,377]

1 minute ago, Póg mo said:

It boggles my mind that someone could be deported or not simply because they they did or did not fill out paperwork at a certain point in time. 

It is called screening people for breaking the law.  Should this be ignored for a certain group?

[Póg mo 1,749]

Just now, jg121783 said:

You left out the part about him breaking the law. Just a minor detail I know.

You are not getting what I am saying. If this guy had immediately filed for citizenship, after being discharged, he could commit any amount of crimes and not be deported, but because he didn't, he was deported. We don't know his mental state at the time of discharge from the military, and for all we know he could have been suffering severe post dramatic distress. 

[Dashinka 23,377]

2 minutes ago, Póg mo said:

You are not getting what I am saying. If this guy had immediately filed for citizenship, after being discharged, he could commit any amount of crimes and not be deported, but because he didn't, he was deported. We don't know his mental state at the time of discharge from the military, and for all we know he could have been suffering severe post dramatic distress. 

Not exactly true, he would have had to be approved first.