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I am not surprised the hypocrites at\u00a0CPAC embrace\u00a0a\u00a0Commander in Chief who was a shameless\u00a0draft dodger. I am not surprised they turn a blind eye to Trump\u2019s selling out American interests for Russian lucre. The stupid sheep flout their ignorance chanting \u00a0\u201cUSA! USA!\u201d while waving Russian flags.\u00a0Nothing should surprise me. But gleefully embracing\u00a0a policy that stabs thousands of\u00a0our troops in the heart? I\u2019ll be honest, I would have lost that bet.\u00a0Looks like Maxine Waters is right, these guys really are scumbags<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Executive Orders of this administration, as codified in\u00a0The Feb 20, 2017 Department of Homeland Security Memo<\/a>\u00a0breaks faith with deployed active duty service men and women. \u00a0It will harm thousands of military families.<\/p>\n As\u00a0the San Diego Union-Tribune reports<\/a><\/p>\n In 2013, the\u00a0Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, at the request of the\u00a0Defense Department<\/a>, issued a policy memorandum aimed at preventing the deportation of spouses, parents and children of active-duty service members through a program called \u201cParole in Place.\u201d<\/p>\n This was as much about national security as it was about upholding our commitment to support our troops. The Department of Homeland Security wrote, at the time, that \u201cmilitary preparedness can potentially be adversely affected if active members of the U.S. armed forces \u2026 worry about the immigration status of their spouses, parents and children.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You may be surprised to learn the 2nd man to die in the invasion of Iraq was not an American citizen.\u00a0Marine Lance Corporal\u00a0Jose Gutierrez<\/a>\u00a0was a Guatemalan with permanent resident status. \u00a0He was awarded American citizenship posthumously.<\/p>\n In 2008, the Department of Defense reported that\u00a05% of all active-duty personnel were immigrants. \u00a0Every year about 8,000 permanent residents enlist. \u00a0Non-citizens do extremely well in the military. In fact, Marine General Peter Pace offered the following testimony before Congress<\/a> about the importance of immigrants in the military:<\/p>\n “[Immigrant soldiers and marines] are extremely dependable … some 8, 9, or 10 percent fewer immigrants wash out of our initial training programs than do those who are currently citizens. Some 10 percent or more than those who are currently citizens complete their first initial period of obligated service to the country.”<\/p>\nLike so many other previously sacred trusts, this has been torn up, and Trump\u2019s minions will laugh while they use the shredded paper to wipe their ass. \u00a0This is not a minor offense. \u00a0Many active duty military are NOT American citizens.<\/h4>\n