I thought this story was interesting: *http://tinyurl.com/ku5sb8 * I am kind of torn on this one. On the one hand, she did enter the country illegally, and if I am reading it right, she even knew it was illegal but made the conscious decision to continue with the ruse due to financial reasons. I do think though that under the circumstances, being that her husband is both a US citizen now, and the fact that he is serving his country, they should offer some leniency. Of course the problem with this is that it could open the floodgates to a whole new way for foreigners to enter the country illegally and attain citizenship, or at least legal residency. Tough one.
As an aside, I do like the fact that if you enter the country illegally, and join the armed forces, you can get citizenship. I figure if you want to be an American, and you enter the country illegally, at least do something to earn the right to stay here, and performing some sort of national service such as serving in the military helps you earn that right. Let the debates begin Bruce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298902 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
