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(60,536 posts) Mon Mar 13, 2017, 09:27 AM Mar 2017

Dem rep. calls on Trump to stop deporting veterans: 'About 1,400' have already been removed from US [View all]

Source: RawStory

DAVID EDWARDS
13 MAR 2017 AT 09:59 ET

A U..S. congressman from Texas has called on his fellow lawmakers to force President Donald Trump to stop deporting U.S. veterans.

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (R-TX) told Rio Grande Guardian that “around 1,400” veterans who were not U.S. citizens — but fought for the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan — had been deported in recent years.

Gonzalez said that he is “looking for a Republican colleague to join me” in co-sponsoring a bill that would allow immigrant veterans to stay in the U.S.

“It is the most American thing to do,” he explained. “To take of our veterans who fought for us. Many were highly decorated veterans that were in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many of them came hope with high levels of PTSD. We didn’t offer them the mental healthcare they needed to transition them back into society.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/dem-rep-calls-on-trump-to-stop-deporting-veterans-about-1400-have-already-been-removed-from-us/

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Dem rep. calls on Trump to stop deporting veterans: 'About 1,400' have already been removed from US [View all] DonViejo Mar 2017 OP

it's as if donnie is *trying* to create terrorists. unblock Mar 2017 #1

Exactly right matt819 Mar 2017 #10

Create terrorists from our veterans? Not Hortensis Mar 2017 #27

we've had a terrorist attack by active military personnel unblock Mar 2017 #29

A (A!) terrorist, sure. But it really sounded like you thought Hortensis Mar 2017 #32

understood and agree. unblock Mar 2017 #33

Overseas, yes. We'll be long undoing the damage Hortensis Mar 2017 #40

Is there any resource available that would help one discover the rates of deportation? Ligyron Mar 2017 #2

I thought they got green cards for protecting us. DK504 Mar 2017 #14

It helps the process but it's not automatic... Baconator Mar 2017 #45

Over the past 8 years the "deport from jail" got rid of real trouble, but now Republicans abuse the Sunlei Mar 2017 #24

You can fight for us, you can die for us but justhanginon Mar 2017 #3

"Is this the new American way?" - It's not "new". BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #6

Military service used to help immigrants earn citizenship IronLionZion Mar 2017 #9

republicans pissing on veterans Achilleaze Mar 2017 #4

That's exactly what it is- Republicans pissing on Veterans. Like they piss on Dreamers. Sunlei Mar 2017 #19

Read the article. These are before trump yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #23

"Recent years" is the give-away. Igel Mar 2017 #37

1,400 Vets deported in recent years... TheDebbieDee Mar 2017 #5

So...were they deported because of violent crimes?? Bengus81 Mar 2017 #7

They were discharged honorably. They get into a little trouble and they are deported. riversedge Mar 2017 #36

felony DUIs are included, traffic tickets are not grantcart Mar 2017 #46

Maybe he should deport draft dodgers - he'd be first in line. George II Mar 2017 #8

Maybe we can make Palm Beach into a deportation camp for Republicans, wall them in there. Sunlei Mar 2017 #20

That's already happened by and large Ligyron Mar 2017 #25

I know,it must suck to live in Palm Beach OR 5th Avenue NYC. $25,000 a month rent for trumpland. Sunlei Mar 2017 #28

Veteran fighting deportation after 2 tours in Afghanistan mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #11

I am not in favor of creating any special status for people just because they volunteered to cstanleytech Mar 2017 #12

They don't get special status, not really. Igel Mar 2017 #38

I have zero problems with most of that I just don't think citizenship should cstanleytech Mar 2017 #48

Is he a Democrat or a Repuke? anniebelle Mar 2017 #13

1400 veterans deported 'in recent' years? B2G Mar 2017 #15

under Obama admin we started deporting directly from prison/jail gangbangers. This cleaned out a LOT Sunlei Mar 2017 #17

Republicans allowed Mr. Trumps crazy POGROM to deport 1,400 of Americas Veterans! deplorable!! Sunlei Mar 2017 #16

Read the article B2G Mar 2017 #18

yes A good policy to deport *criminals* right from jail. Veterans who have served USA, NO they need Sunlei Mar 2017 #21

And yet the error of the main premise of your post goes unacknowledged. Igel Mar 2017 #39

No, its because Republicans BLOCKED for YEARS, Obama admins progress for undocumented who Sunlei Mar 2017 #42

by the way I don't 'hate trump'. I blame Republicans for promoting & backing the creep. Sunlei Mar 2017 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Mar 2017 #26

Sounds as serious as your concern with entourage sizes LanternWaste Mar 2017 #44

Not to be a pedant, but.... TranssexualKaren Mar 2017 #22

a good typo.Its Republicans in DC who always blocked Dreamer bill, to NOT DEPORT VETERANS. Sunlei Mar 2017 #30

But Don loves the vets! Maybe he'll send Omarosa to retrieve them. Vinca Mar 2017 #31

A tour of duty and an honorable discharge Mr.Bill Mar 2017 #34

Maybe Rep Gonzalez is not a lemming leanforward Mar 2017 #35

Here**is a longer article with some details & Nancy Pelosi was at his recent Town Hall...... riversedge Mar 2017 #41

As is often the case with these types of stories advocates often over simplify a complicated issue grantcart Mar 2017 #47