Robert Gates: Ending DACA Would Jeopardize 1 100 Immigrant Troops
Robert Gates
At a time when so many young Americans are ineligible to even be considered for the military  extending protections for "Dreamers" also would have a positive impact on the armed forces  former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote in a column for The New York Times.
"That is why we need legislation that will provide a pathway to citizenship for those immigrants who  among other attributes  are serving or have served in the military  whether they are in America legally or were brought here illegally as children "  Gates  wrote for the NYT.
"That kind of policy will help the military recruit new service members and improve readiness "  Gates  wrote.
"In light of the service and sacrifice of those immigrants — legal or not — it is also the right thing to do "  Gates  wrote.
At a time when so many young Americans are ineligible to even be considered for the military  extending protections for "Dreamers" also would have a positive impact on the armed forces  former Defense Secretary [TGT] wrote in a column for The New York Times.
"That is why we need legislation that will provide a pathway to citizenship for those immigrants who  among other attributes  are serving or have served in the military  whether they are in America legally or were brought here illegally as children "  Gates  wrote for the NYT.
"That kind of policy will help the military recruit new service members and improve readiness "  Gates  wrote.
"In light of the service and sacrifice of those immigrants — legal or not — it is also the right thing to do "  Gates  wrote.