Granting Post-Humous Citizenship to Soldiers
We love this editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle, Naturalizing the dead. Go read the whole thing, but here's a quote:
SIX IMMIGRANT soldiers from California have been granted citizenship for their heroic contributions to the U.S. victory in Iraq. Too bad they were in body bags when they received the honor. The posthumous awards come as small reward to the families of the dead. To many immigrants -- and to us -- the whole idea is an insult. The New York family of fallen U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda, a native of the Dominican Republic, even spurned the offer. "He fought for this country for eight years, and they want to give him citizenship now?" his younger brother asked mournfully. "It doesn't matter anymore."The Chronicle calls on Bush to truly honor the dead by granting citizenship to all who serve in our armed forces who want it, and reopening amnesty negotiotiations with Mexico for undocumented workers from Mexico.
A framed naturalization certificate that can be displayed at a soldier's funeral is not enough. Not nearly enough.
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