New barriers erected for immigrants trying to join military

While I sympathize with this particular immigrant’s situation, I do think that there should be a more stringent vetting process for immigrants to join the military.

I think there is a disconnect somewhere in this story. The story says, "Immigrants, even those here legally, can no longer join the Reserve force", which I think they are confusing with non-immigrants. If you are talking about the precise definition of "immigrant", you are legally here. It goes on to talk about his green card but then he had to get special immigrant status. If they had to do something special, he is outside the norm for whatever reason. Additionally, and this is kind of a big one, this is from this morning, like 5 seconds ago:

http://www.usar.army.mil/About-Us/How-to-Join/
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident alien
• 17-35 years old
• Healthy and in good physical condition
• In good moral standing

https://www.nationalguard.com/eligibility
To join the National Guard without prior service, you must meet these mandatory requirements:
Be between the ages of 17 and 35
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Be a at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
Achieve a minimum score on the ASVAB test
Meet medical, physical and moral requirements

Apparently, since October the Guard and Reserve forgot to change their website? I think not.

Some of the worst cases of treason and sedition have been carried out by US born citizens so if we're concerned about threats to national security its not just the brown guys that can hurt us. Now I don't think everyone should be able to get off the boar and join the Army, but a good army buddy of mine earned his citizenship (and his stripes) and had his ceremony at Sadams Palace. A very memorable, and honest way to become a citizen of this great country.