Trump Is Deporting Thousands Of Veterans And Only Democrats Are Trying To Stop Him

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/03/13/trump-deporting-thousands-veterans-democrats-stop.html

Trump Is Deporting Thousands Of Veterans And Only Democrats Are Trying To Stop Him

By Jason Easley on Mon, Mar 13th, 2017 at 4:18 pm


A freshman Democratic congressman is looking for Republican colleagues who will step up and help the thousands of veterans that President Donald Trump has deported.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) is looking for Republicans in the House who will help him co-author legislation to help the thousands of American veterans that Donald Trump has deported.

Rep. Gonzalez told the Rio Grande Guardian:

“I am looking for a Republican colleague to join me in this effort. It is the most American thing to do. 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,” Gonzalez said.

“These are folks who have never had any legal trouble in their life. They were discharged honorably. They get into a little trouble and they are deported.”

Gonzalez said that 1,400 honorably discharged vets had been deported to Mexico and Central America.

Prior to Trump, the Deported Veterans Support House had documented 301 veteran deportations for criminal offenses. Since coming into office less than two months ago, Trump has added thousands of vets to that total. The Trump administration has apparently expanded the criteria for deporting a veteran.

Veterans who were discharged honorably, and have not committed a crime, should not be deported. If a person risks their life to defend this country, they should be allowed to stay providing that they don’t break the law.

What Trump is doing is wrong. What’s even worse is that House Republicans are too afraid to stand up to their president.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. GOP dont care...

[gratuitous]

2. Veterans' groups? Any comments?

I know a lot of veterans groups take a very conservative stance, but here's a President who has maligned prisoners of war, veterans who need treatment when they come back from war, and now is using treatment records from the VA to target honorably discharged veterans for deportation who haven't committed any crimes.

Is that really the commander-in-chief you want, veterans? Maybe that Purple Heart one of you gave him qualifies him for your service and unwavering loyalty.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. This is worse than simple criminal behavior. It is unspeakably awful.

K&R

How do we stop these deportations?

[Charles Bukowski]

9. Our representatives need to shine a much brighter light on them.

For starters.

This is barely getting any coverage. Soulless KellyAnne's microwave bullshit received way more press, for example.

[democrank]

4. This is inexcusable

[superpatriotman]

5. Looking for repukes to help?

Better chance of Christ returning to Earth this evening.

[Hortensis]

6. There are organizations to donate to, money and even time.

Here Is the ACLU's 7-Point Plan of Action to Take on the Trump Administration
https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/here-aclus-7-point-plan-action-take-trump-administration

[Maraya1969]

7. You mean these veterans went to war with us without being US citizens? Or having green cards?

I really don't understand. Seriously Please explain.

[Ilsa]

8. Yes, thousands of noncitizens have fought in our recent wars. ("green card")

Many of them obtained citizenship after getting back to the US. They are supposed to get processed faster because of their service.

I'm wondering why these people fell through the cracks. My guess is they had a bad (possibly violent or threatened violence) ptsd episode and were ignored.