This is confusing reporting. It so happens to have been longstanding practice that citizens of another country can apply to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. If they are accepted and serve some duration (I think 6 months, but it may be longer), they are eligible for U.S. citizenship. This has been true for some members of my Zambian family, who have acquitted themselves well. But they were not illegal aliens when they enlisted. I think they were Zambian citizens at the time. (I refuse to use the terms "immigrant" or "migrant.")
If this is supposed to be a back-door-in for illegals, then it is a bad deal. But please don't get confused between honorable and dishonorable pathways.
This is confusing reporting. It so happens to have been longstanding practice that citizens of another country can apply to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. If they are accepted and serve some duration (I think 6 months, but it may be longer), they are eligible for U.S. citizenship. This has been true for some members of my Zambian family, who have acquitted themselves well. But they were not illegal aliens when they enlisted. I think they were Zambian citizens at the time. (I refuse to use the terms "immigrant" or "migrant.")
If this is supposed to be a back-door-in for illegals, then it is a bad deal. But please don't get confused between honorable and dishonorable pathways.