Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Retired military leaders, American Legion oppose adding amnesty to NDAA - “We believe it a serious mistake to open military service to those known to have violated the laws of the United States."


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Retired military leaders, American Legion oppose adding amnesty to NDAA

On Monday, on the eve of the House Armed Services Committee’s consideration of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, sixteen influential former leaders of the U.S.military wrote the panel’s chairman, Rep. Howard ‘Buck’ McKeon to express their opposition to an amendment expected to be offered by Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado.
The letter and statements was sent to various media outlets, including the Paulding County Republican Examiner from the Center for Security Policy, that this amendment would open service in the armed forces to illegal aliens brought here as minors by their parents, the so-called “Dreamers”.
The concerns came from several general officers, drawn from each of the four armed services and wrote, in part by saying, “We believe it a serious mistake to open military service to those known to have violated the laws of the United States. . . .