Obama Officials Call for Passage of DREAM Act for military recruitment...
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Obama Officials Call for Passage of DREAM Act
Wednesday 29 June 2011
by: Lydia Mulvany, The Miami Herald | Report http://www.truth-out.org/obama-officials-call-passage-dream-act/1309360640Washington - Passing the DREAM Act could be one answer to America's need to fill high-skill jobs and keep the U.S. military at full strength, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.
The DREAM Act would give children of illegal immigrants a chance at U.S. citizenship if they complete two years of college or military service, clear background checks and meet other requirements....
Lt. Col. Margaret Stock told reporters that even with tens of thousands of U.S. troops poised to return from Iraq and Afghanistan, the military expects a recruiting crisis as the economy gets better. The DREAM Act could enlarge the pool of recruits, she said.
"Military officials are aware that this is a large cohort of young people highly qualified to join the army. Under current law, they are barred, but they do try to enlist, they're patriotic, and they feel that serving in the military is an honorable thing," she said....
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