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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS) (Post 1499447)

On the bit about college education, when you enlist you have the option of signing up for the Montgomery GI Bill and it was $50k when I joined and has gone up a little since. Also going off the top of my head here, Congress approved additional educational funding called the Post 9/11 something or other that added an addition $100k of educational funding. I think I still have the info about it here somewhere.

So if an immigrant joins the military (thank you TLAM btw for that info) they are pretty much already getting what Mr. Reid is pushing. So why is this such a big deal? Something stinks and I think it's coming from Mr. Reid.:nope:

The DREAM Act was to give any illegal immigrant who graduated high school and graduated college, amnesty.The illegal could not pay for college I am sure so would go on grants etc paid for by the government on in state tuition taking a legal citizen's place at a college then get amnesty? Beyond screwed up

OR they could join the military, then get all the benefits plus college when they are out.Equally screwed up.

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980 (Post 1499451)

Seriously? That is different.Race and sexual preference are two entirely different things.

I assume you are comparing the intergration of the Armed Forces to homosexuals in the military correct?

No they are not completely different. It was called a morale issue back then. "What about the Morale of white men being forced to call a black man his battle buddy or co-pilot or gunner?"

It is the same as today. Pretending that all the sudden that gays will be overflowing in the military or if military men and women will worry more about if their battle buddy is focused on his/her's rear rather than protecting both of theirs.

To be honest it is downright disgusting how our forces are portrayed. After integration before it was not long before people of different races trusted each other with their lives. Saying that suddenly wont happen with DADT repealed is just insulting.

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Seriously? That is different.Race and sexual preference are two entirely different things.

Not at all, race and sexual preference are both things small minded bigots discriminate over.