Posted on Jul 6, 2018
APNewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
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Please insure that you read the entire article, especially the last six paragraphs.
Please understand that there are deliberately missing pieces of information not included in the story.
Please understand that there are deliberately missing pieces of information not included in the story.
APNewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
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Immigration Recruiting
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The question I have is, is this process an numbers outside the norm by way of amount and timing?
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SSG Robert Webster
I do not think that the numbers are outside the norm. If you take a look at the numbers presented, they are not representative of the same time period scales; one is over an 18 year period, and one is over what appears to be a one year period.
Compare this story with the one posted almost a year ago - https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/u-s-army-cuts-hundreds-of-immigrant-recruits-contracts?loc=similar_main&pos=0&type=qrc
Compare this story with the one posted almost a year ago - https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/u-s-army-cuts-hundreds-of-immigrant-recruits-contracts?loc=similar_main&pos=0&type=qrc
U.S. Army cuts hundreds of immigrant recruits' contracts | RallyPoint
This is the one way I've supported immigrants gaining US citizenship. Good for them and good for the US.
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WOW!
The Associated Press has either completely re-written the original article or replaced it.
The Associated Press has either completely re-written the original article or replaced it.
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SSG Robert Webster
I never thought that I would give a thumbs up to Snopes, but they at least have a copy of the original AP article at - https://www.snopes.com/ap/2018/07/06/us-army-quietly-discharging-immigrant-recruits/
US Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits
The U.S. Army has moved in recent weeks to discharge some immigrant recruits and reservists who enlisted through a program that promised them a path to citizenship.
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SSG Robert Webster
AP has done a 'bait and switch' - Here is the original article that this discussion was started with - https://apnews.com/38334c4d061e493fb108bd975b5a1a5d
AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated
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SSG Robert Webster
What is worse - the AP (Associated Press) continues with a 'Blame President Trump' narrative. Interesting that it does not fit the facts of the actual timeline.
The program was closed prior to President Trump even being elected, much less him taking office and the press tries to blame President Trump.
MAVNI program suspended and defunded as of 24 June 2016,
2016 Election held on 8 November 2016, and
Donald Trump takes office on 20 January 2017.
The program was closed prior to President Trump even being elected, much less him taking office and the press tries to blame President Trump.
MAVNI program suspended and defunded as of 24 June 2016,
2016 Election held on 8 November 2016, and
Donald Trump takes office on 20 January 2017.
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pawns in a game of politics. I hops that Congress will get the whole mess sorted out soon.
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SSG Robert Webster
Pawns or some that are looking for an easy path?
Some of the information presented leaves some big if not giant gaps in parts of the story. The nursing student part of the story smells like dung.
Some of the information presented leaves some big if not giant gaps in parts of the story. The nursing student part of the story smells like dung.
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