Florida veteran claims US recruited him into military under false promises

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ABC Action News

Ай бұрын

One U.S. military veteran is fighting for his legal status in America after he claims he was recruited into the military under false promises of citizenship. Advocates say he’s not the only one.

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@danjohnston9037
@danjohnston9037 29 күн бұрын
" Never Trust A Recruiter "
@rainaflores779
@rainaflores779 29 күн бұрын
HE ILLEGAL AND SHOULD GO BACK TO NZ AND COME IN THE LEGAL WAY AND STOP LYING ON THE MILITARY
@Pigtrapper
@Pigtrapper 29 күн бұрын
Never trust the govmt
@davidb4090
@davidb4090 29 күн бұрын
Amen, there’s a reason some people jokingly call them used car salesmen 😅
@brucecook502
@brucecook502 29 күн бұрын
I remember when my brother was enlisted into the army, his recruiter had promised him he was going to get I think I remember it was like a $5,000 bonus after completing basic training and AIT, and he ended up with something around $1,000 bonus in the end instead. Complete b.s.
@bclr5964
@bclr5964 29 күн бұрын
I’m not sure why anyone thinks this is, “news.” It’s like saying I got scammed by someone saying they were a Nigerian prince. Yeah? What else is new?
@j.l.a.delagarza6994
@j.l.a.delagarza6994 29 күн бұрын
If this man served in the U.S. military, paid taxes and voted, then he's an American citizen! Give him citizenship!
@jackbejumpin
@jackbejumpin 29 күн бұрын
There is no recruiting bonus in the Army. Would you all feel the same if he was Mexican, from Africa or the Middle East?
@j.l.a.delagarza6994
@j.l.a.delagarza6994 29 күн бұрын
@@jackbejumpin Yes, I would!
@bspoon5041
@bspoon5041 29 күн бұрын
@@j.l.a.delagarza6994 Even if you hold a green card you still have to pay taxes if you are employed in the US.
@SpaceRanger187
@SpaceRanger187 29 күн бұрын
Just cross illegally, then you can get all kinds of free stuff
@davidb4090
@davidb4090 29 күн бұрын
@@SpaceRanger187 right? You have thousands of illegal immigrants drawing benefits when people like this man are left out in the cold and country less. I’m not against immigration in the slightest, our country regardless of what anyone says was built on and by immigrants. I’m just saying it should be done properly. Think of it this way. Would you let someone in your home without at least knowing a little about who they are? Share meals with someone and allow them free reign of your own home? You’re a liar or a complete fool if you say yes. Some of my best coworkers and friends have been newcomers. But there’s is absolutely nothing wrong with forcing immigrants to go through proper vetting processes. It only wrong to hate an entire people over fear.
@justinhalethesenuts7769
@justinhalethesenuts7769 21 күн бұрын
He was willing to give his life for a country that isn't willing to give him a drivers license 🤦‍♂️
@janpierzchala2004
@janpierzchala2004 21 күн бұрын
At least he voted in elections not being a citizen
@tflg3257
@tflg3257 18 күн бұрын
@justinhalethesenuts7769 He didn't file the paperwork to become a US citizen.
@dotta4763
@dotta4763 17 күн бұрын
@@tflg3257he did multiple times since he was told he wasn’t US citizen and they were denied cause he didn’t serve “at the right time “ to be entitled. Nice try tho
@tflg3257
@tflg3257 17 күн бұрын
@@dotta4763 Why didn't he obtain citizenship through his wife or even his children. There are many pathways.
@tflg3257
@tflg3257 17 күн бұрын
@@dotta4763 You're focused on military service granting US Citizen. If he's part of a special interest scheme then he deserves his predicament.
@WolfdogsRescue
@WolfdogsRescue 21 күн бұрын
This person is denied citizenship yet million of criminals are free to do whatever they like…
@Aztec82
@Aztec82 21 күн бұрын
Hey has to apply still
@darriuss4574
@darriuss4574 21 күн бұрын
Ok you gotta separate Immigrants from Citizens first. Criminals aren’t free to do whatever they like either or prisons wouldn’t be filled.
@user-qx5ri5ds2s
@user-qx5ri5ds2s 29 күн бұрын
If he honorably served, he deserves citizenship. Yet another instance when our veterans are lied to and disrespected. This is shameful!
@JaneTheDoe-id2vx
@JaneTheDoe-id2vx 29 күн бұрын
lied to by other veterans
@billquakenbush1692
@billquakenbush1692 29 күн бұрын
He should've never been allowed to serve in our military!
@mgaraujo1220
@mgaraujo1220 29 күн бұрын
They do it to hispanics all the time yet because they are not white like this guy no one cares
@noosphericaltarzan
@noosphericaltarzan 29 күн бұрын
@@billquakenbush1692 Wrong. Lots of people came to our country through the military. One of our Olympic 5k/10k runners, Paul Chelimo, migrated here from Kenya. When they realized they had an elite Kenyan runner in basic, they sent him straight to Army track team. I served with several people who came here like that. They deserve citizenship more than most Americans.
@dragonflydreamer7658
@dragonflydreamer7658 29 күн бұрын
Not to worry Joe has a plan to solve this problem... THREADS
@Master.Daddy.Wicked
@Master.Daddy.Wicked 28 күн бұрын
Just another example of how shitty our country treats our veterans
@genaroayala8100
@genaroayala8100 27 күн бұрын
you still have to apply. thats his own mistake
@SandCrabNews
@SandCrabNews 27 күн бұрын
Military recruiters are salesmen. The COTUS and US CODES provide no automatic naturalization for military service! Service members have opportunity to pursue naturalization. They qualify for fast service. Learn the game rules!
@Master.Daddy.Wicked
@Master.Daddy.Wicked 27 күн бұрын
@@poollife777 as A 20 year Veteran, yeah they pretty much do treat us the same
@andresrodriguezrullan8609
@andresrodriguezrullan8609 27 күн бұрын
This is an exception, seen many soldiers get their citizenship in the military.
@kmrtnsn
@kmrtnsn 27 күн бұрын
@@Master.Daddy.Wicked No, it just goes to show how how ill informed the two of you are about the immigration and citizenship process.
@marksmith1597
@marksmith1597 23 күн бұрын
This is disgusting... I am a former Marine and this is UNACCEPTABLE. Man served his time and gave up his youth to serve our contry and not give him US citizenship? Shame on the recruiter for NOT doing their job and NOT making sure this man gets his citizenship.
@tflg3257
@tflg3257 18 күн бұрын
@marksmith1597 Did he file the paperwork required. I keep hearing the word automatic in the video clip. But no, it's a paperwork process. Foreign born don't automatically become US citizens without applying for it.
@beccy46
@beccy46 9 күн бұрын
@@tflg3257yet, those in his CoC knew his status. I would say you’re right: the blame doesn’t fall entirely on the recruiter, *however*, his leadership most definitely failed him. His Commander, 1SG, first line, and even retention should have checked in with him, made sure he was tracking what the situation was, and educated him or at least gave him the resources and POCs he needed to square him away. It really isn’t any wonder why we’re struggling to keep people and struggling to recruit people into our military nowadays.
@russcontact
@russcontact 22 күн бұрын
This is offensive. We can’t give citizenship to EVERY veteran with honorable discharge? Unacceptable
@bmfitz2647
@bmfitz2647 23 күн бұрын
If this man is a Marine with an honorable discharge then he should be given his citizenship. Done. Plain and simple.
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy 23 күн бұрын
Did he get an honorable discharge? Unfortunately, the reporter forgot to ask or she knew the answer and cut it out of the story.
@traceywashington2818
@traceywashington2818 22 күн бұрын
That's right Devil Dog , "Ooh Ra" , Semper Fi
@j01150126
@j01150126 22 күн бұрын
@@traceywashington2818 Got the big green weenie....and now is embracing the suk
@truthserum6672
@truthserum6672 22 күн бұрын
😂​@@traceywashington2818
@user-uc6ez8wn9k
@user-uc6ez8wn9k 21 күн бұрын
He should haven’t gotten it as soon as he graduated Basic.
@ky1ebetts
@ky1ebetts 24 күн бұрын
I served 4 years, USMC, 2005-2009, honorably discharged. In my opinion, talking to a recruiter is exactly like talking to a car salesman
@CormacNJ
@CormacNJ 23 күн бұрын
I was a Marine recruiter 84-87. Used car salesman! Nope. Matter of fact I directed a few folks out of my office when they couldn't tell me that they wanted to be a Marine (vice a computer tech, aviation type, or other technical jobs). Matter of fact I had one kid tell me that he wanted to be an electrician. I slid a pen and a piece of paper to him and said "spell it" and he couldn't. Out the door! Semper Fi brother. USMC Ret.
@Delimon007
@Delimon007 23 күн бұрын
@@CormacNJ 😂 "I wanna be in a technical job!" Can't even spell it. What kind of world are we living in 🤣
@JohnPatco
@JohnPatco 23 күн бұрын
Used car salesmen are more honest.
@CormacNJ
@CormacNJ 23 күн бұрын
@@Delimon007 Even worse, I taught HS for 14 years post Marine Corps. Had a senior state that she wanted to be an anesthesiologist. Again I asked her to spell it. She couldn't. I told her that I might not know how to spell it but I didn't want to be an anesthesiologist. Told her that if that was her dream, learn as much as you can about the duties and learn to spell it.
@Mombasa2k3
@Mombasa2k3 23 күн бұрын
Perfect analogy 😂. 1 of my subordinates in the AF got 24% 😮 interest from 1 of those predatory car salesmen near his tech school
@banesbox
@banesbox 21 күн бұрын
So this gentleman served in the military, was paid by the US Department of Treasury, taxed by the IRS, can get full medical benefits from the Veterans Administration but can’t get a drivers license or a US Citizenship? Makes perfect sense.
@scottstevens2752
@scottstevens2752 22 күн бұрын
I had a Marine recruiter come to my house after I graduated High School, I knew he was completly blowing smoke and thanked him for his service and showed him the door....
@armycombatveteran4529
@armycombatveteran4529 24 күн бұрын
I am a US Army veteran. I served for 17 years of active duty. We were all lied to by a recruiter. Not going into much detail, the same thing happened to a friend of mine from El Salvador. He was born in Salvador but came here as a baby. He served with me in the 82nd Airborne, saw combat, and got injured. He was promised citizenship but never got it. The last time I heard from him, he went to a country that he didn’t know, El Salvador.
@sheriffbart5451
@sheriffbart5451 23 күн бұрын
The new President in El Salvador is working to clean up the country
@josephmontezuma5089
@josephmontezuma5089 23 күн бұрын
Womp womp
@ThinBlueLineGuardian
@ThinBlueLineGuardian 23 күн бұрын
@@josephmontezuma5089 shut up
@altGoolam
@altGoolam 23 күн бұрын
This is exactly why they lie in the first place. To prevent the black and browns in.
@jimmybob7028
@jimmybob7028 23 күн бұрын
BS. I'm an Army vet. Served with many born overseas and got their citizenship via US military service. You're story is horsesht.
@joeJoe-pb3su
@joeJoe-pb3su 27 күн бұрын
Give him the citizenship... He is more American than normal citizens. 🇺🇸
@saulspanco854
@saulspanco854 27 күн бұрын
Nope
@Hunter_Nebid
@Hunter_Nebid 27 күн бұрын
​@saulspanco854 What's wrong, Precious?
@AcoolprofilepicMellieGibsons
@AcoolprofilepicMellieGibsons 27 күн бұрын
Yep.​@@saulspanco854
@nunyabiznez6381
@nunyabiznez6381 27 күн бұрын
You can't give citizenship to a citizen. If either of your parents is a U.S. citizen then you are automatically a natural born U.S. citizen so says the constitution. Both of his parents are citizens rendering him a natural born citizen at birth. The State of Tennessee has effectively stripped him of his citizenship and arbitrarily so because they don't have a clear understanding of the constitution.
@Servantofthearts
@Servantofthearts 27 күн бұрын
@@saulspanco854you don’t know the first thing about being a true American
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy 23 күн бұрын
When I joined the Air Force long ago, the recruiter told me I would have nice housing, a nice office, great food, swimming pools, golf courses, bowling alleys and tennis courts on base to enjoy. I'm still waiting for my tennis court.
@Rudyelf1
@Rudyelf1 21 күн бұрын
My Marine recruiter promised me a chance at combat. 😅 summbitch kept his promise and then some.
@Snipergoat1
@Snipergoat1 21 күн бұрын
You got the other stuff!? Boy did I join the wrong service. Though really this is base dependent. Usually a large base in the States is going to have a number of nice amenities. A Smaller base, not so much. A FOB in a warzone? Just be happy that you probably won't get shot at.
@joncrow3228
@joncrow3228 23 күн бұрын
I served with SEVERAL individuals over my time in the Army that had this exact experience. They are promised citizenship, serve honorably, serve in combat, and are abandoned. THANK YOU for giving these people a voice!!!
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy 23 күн бұрын
I was in the service for a long time and I never heard of citizenship being promised. I did hear about citizenship being prioritized and expedited. The servicemember had to apply for citizenship at some point. It is not "automatically" given. In other words, there is no INS fairy just magically showing up out of the mist with your citizenship certificate when you are discharged.
@janetsims180
@janetsims180 22 күн бұрын
​@@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy Thank you! Exactly! It requires action on the servicemember's part. It doesn't just automatically happen.
@hbic3
@hbic3 21 күн бұрын
They werent abandoned. They were still supposed to apply. But, ever since Sonnie changed the rule of citizenship, they can't anymore.
@chrisregister8021
@chrisregister8021 28 күн бұрын
If you don't want them in our country, you shouldn't let them in our military period. Anybody that serves in the military should automatically be a citizen.
@CinnaWhy
@CinnaWhy 27 күн бұрын
should be but instead they get them for free labor & then deport people. He didn't get deported , so he's one of the "lucky" ones.
@SandCrabNews
@SandCrabNews 27 күн бұрын
So, how many months of military service does it take to be a US Veteran? I was born in the USA and served 20 years, honorably discharged.
@andresrodriguezrullan8609
@andresrodriguezrullan8609 27 күн бұрын
This was a paperwork screw up, I was in the military and seen many soldiers get their citizenship, it's a big thing and celebration, if someone screwed up it was whoever did his recruiting paperwork.
@benvaldez1784
@benvaldez1784 27 күн бұрын
@@SandCrabNews 6 months or 180 days
@tuckerbugeater
@tuckerbugeater 27 күн бұрын
Recruit your own citizens or have a smaller military!
@brandonwinters6938
@brandonwinters6938 24 күн бұрын
As a former drill sergeant, I can tell you that recruiters will say just about anything to get someone to join. "But my recruiter told me..." was a very common phrase.
@ColinoDeani
@ColinoDeani 23 күн бұрын
yup... saw a girl crying in AIT because the recruiter told her one thing and she signed something different apparently.... got her witht he old bait and switch... cant trust noone....
@mattr272
@mattr272 23 күн бұрын
My recruiter told me Drill Sargents will say that.
@justthecomments
@justthecomments 23 күн бұрын
@@mattr272
@forreal8014
@forreal8014 23 күн бұрын
Blaming the recruiter is so easy.
@ColinoDeani
@ColinoDeani 22 күн бұрын
@@forreal8014 the Meps commander is the real culprit lol..
@DennisDeNio
@DennisDeNio 21 күн бұрын
As an American USNavy Vet, I’m ashamed we are doing this. Immigration is clearly broken, and this needs to be fixed immediately.
@kaioser
@kaioser 23 күн бұрын
If he serves the U.S. military he earned the U.S. citizenship. It should be a guarantee.
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy
@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy 23 күн бұрын
Even with a dishonorable discharge?
@kaioser
@kaioser 23 күн бұрын
@@JoseGonzalez-ps6vy must complete his service or get honorable discharge , but must be given citizenship at some point. It makes zero sense to have non citizens in our military swearing oaths to our country to defend our Constitution and saluting our flag ect. The contract should include the service under honorable circumstances in exchange for citizenship.
@Aztec82
@Aztec82 21 күн бұрын
No it was peace time, easy service. If he fought with us in Iraq and Afghanistan and applied then maybe lol
@TheirsHopewithJesusChrist_277
@TheirsHopewithJesusChrist_277 21 күн бұрын
I agree give the man citizenship
@mathewvanostin7118
@mathewvanostin7118 21 күн бұрын
He is a fool. Usa&europe HAAATE hard working immig or highly productive immig Should had come in illegaly. Play victim. Live on welfare in blue states. Study in some cool college paid by governement or associations ngos. or work at wal mart mcdonald. Then get citizenship 😂 I have a friend from france. He was a dentist. He wanted to live in usa. You would think usa should prioritize people like dentist to come to the country They give him a hard stressful time to get visas, visa extension, permanant resident status He had to use expensive immigration lawyer. Argue in immigration office. And litteraly write 8 pages essays on why he should be granted to come to usa 😂😂 Sometimes he joke. He should of had just cross texas border. Play victim. Claim assylum. Then go live in california or new york. And exploit the welfare system from both governement and associations 😆
@paulanthony6931
@paulanthony6931 23 күн бұрын
For crying out loud, give his US citizenship
@badlt5897
@badlt5897 22 күн бұрын
Wow. Gov Ron can't help a vet out?
@paulanthony6931
@paulanthony6931 22 күн бұрын
@@badlt5897 and Gov Ron is a Navy JAG officer.
@CrucialConflict.
@CrucialConflict. 21 күн бұрын
Meanwhile illegal Cubans get their green card in less than 3 years...👀
@clawwill34
@clawwill34 26 күн бұрын
They can send all our money overseas but can't help our veterans.
@inthendwealldie
@inthendwealldie 26 күн бұрын
Lol the US gov recently send an additional $400+ million aid to Gaza, including millions to rebuild that Gaza pier, aid to the enemy, the people who celebrate 9/11 in the streets, dance, cheer, honking throughout Gaza and handing out free food and cake like its a national holiday, all this massive foreign aid overseas and people over here suffering, like 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, some states the minimum wage is still $7.25. It’s hysterical 😆
@DanielRojas-nw3mv
@DanielRojas-nw3mv 25 күн бұрын
He never filled the paper work with Department of immigration in order to become a legal resident and then USA 🇺🇸 citizen 🧐
@yourecringe-8
@yourecringe-8 25 күн бұрын
@@DanielRojas-nw3mvHe was issued a social security card and paid taxes. He obviously did. You don’t just magically get those things.
@clawwill34
@clawwill34 25 күн бұрын
@@DanielRojas-nw3mv I'm a veteran. Born here and they screwed me over as well. Your response wouldn't ever matter to me because I have an extreme disdain for government as a whole. If they can pander to Israel then they can give this man what he is owed. This country is his home just as much as it is mine. I could care less about the federal protocol surrounding it.
@guitarsrcool4922
@guitarsrcool4922 25 күн бұрын
Nonsense. They keep our money here helping all the illegal aliens. They just spend the money on whatever they want. After all, it's not there money.
@C.M.57cmm
@C.M.57cmm 21 күн бұрын
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS ‼️🙄 Give that man his citizenship - NOW‼️
@jamaicasysbm2580
@jamaicasysbm2580 23 күн бұрын
He is facing what blk men faced 50 years ago serving a country that does not keep its promises.
@jessemalenkesr5760
@jessemalenkesr5760 22 күн бұрын
How about Native American wind talkers
@shadowpoet4398
@shadowpoet4398 21 күн бұрын
Idk, I can't speak Navajo, but I know they won the Pacific war. Without them, the Imperial Japanese Intel would have cracked any code we threw at them.
@bkyungplaya
@bkyungplaya 19 күн бұрын
No he's not, he didn't file his application whike serving, thats his fault not the military
@tflg3257
@tflg3257 18 күн бұрын
@jamaicasysbm2580 Black Americans were never foreign natiionals.
@jamaicasysbm2580
@jamaicasysbm2580 18 күн бұрын
@@tflg3257 that’s not the point
@Nopadope
@Nopadope 29 күн бұрын
They’ve been doing this for decades
@BELLABARBIE420
@BELLABARBIE420 29 күн бұрын
Yes they sure have been obtaining state id’s and not going through the citizenship process.
@aliceakosota797
@aliceakosota797 28 күн бұрын
Centuries actually
@B727X
@B727X 28 күн бұрын
Yeah what a shocker Goldberg wants more and more and more people in here
@devonnkeith
@devonnkeith 28 күн бұрын
I'm one of the.
@yolyprog2561
@yolyprog2561 28 күн бұрын
Exactly
@bigpapaplantman5126
@bigpapaplantman5126 27 күн бұрын
This man is a United States Marine. Give him his damn citizenship!!!
@benvaldez1784
@benvaldez1784 27 күн бұрын
That's just BS. You don't just "give" citizenship away to people who served as Marines. I was in the Corps, and don't think that should get any special privilege's. He needs to go through the necessary channels to "earn" that citizenship. The only thing he "earned" was the right to be a Marine for life and to wear out sacred emblem for life. He didn't "earn" citizenship. As a Marine, he should know better than wo whine about promises never made in writing, man up, take the proper tests, and become a citizen the proper way.
@MadManUSMC
@MadManUSMC 27 күн бұрын
@@benvaldez1784 Yeah, sure kid. IF you ever wore my uniform you would know we are "Always Faithful" and that means we keep our word and our promises. He was made a promise, via a contract, and it should be kept. Playing call of duty doesn't make you a Marine. I served with way too many people who made citizenship thru blood sweat and a few sent home in boxes to listen to some little kid who in no way speaks for the Corps.
@user-oc1bq2mf3q
@user-oc1bq2mf3q 27 күн бұрын
@@benvaldez1784 BULLSHIT, YOU SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC. THIS IS BULLSHIT AND YES, I AM A COMBAT VETERAN.
@bigpapaplantman5126
@bigpapaplantman5126 27 күн бұрын
@benvaldez1784 negative. I am also a veteran, and he did indeed earn it. He fought for our country. He didn't get a "privilege", he took an oath and risked his life for this country
@AnitaHanjob69758
@AnitaHanjob69758 27 күн бұрын
@@benvaldez1784 Thats all fine and dandy. But the notion of signing up for the U.S military and even become eligible to serve and NOT gain the citizenship is baffling. THE U.S MARINE CORPS of all branches, let that sink in. What you're basically saying here is that despite getting your legs blown off in some shithole in the middle east decorated with awards , you come back home in all the glory but you don't get the citizenship? That's absolutely retarded. And one more thing AS A MARINE MYSELF , GO FUCK YOURSELF. OORAH
@janina8559
@janina8559 21 күн бұрын
My father was told the same thing during Vietnam. He had to take the citizenship test to get his citizenship. And he only did it because my mom didn’t trust the process. She wanted us kids to have 2 American parents.
@lillian-annmonk-whitingare8879
@lillian-annmonk-whitingare8879 23 күн бұрын
And there's thousands more like him, when they don't want to give you your pension or your medical or whatnot they deport you, and unfortunately sometimes even worse
@unclesham5507
@unclesham5507 23 күн бұрын
Sometimes yeah lol.
@user-xh8iv6xj8r
@user-xh8iv6xj8r 29 күн бұрын
A recruiter lied? Nahhhhhhhh!
@tstahler5420
@tstahler5420 29 күн бұрын
😂 no s*it.
@jimtwodogs3084
@jimtwodogs3084 29 күн бұрын
Me too.
@enginerdy
@enginerdy 29 күн бұрын
He was recruited during hostilities so technically they didn’t.. it just didn’t work out right
@rossbabcock3790
@rossbabcock3790 29 күн бұрын
Him too! Say it's not so!
@donwayne1357
@donwayne1357 29 күн бұрын
I never lied when I was a recruiter, I did however paint word pictures that others misinterpreted.
@Absaalookemensch
@Absaalookemensch 26 күн бұрын
I enlisted in the US military as a Resident Alien. I was fully aware that if I wanted my citizenship I would need to apply for it. Eventually I filed the application and became a Naturalized American citizen. I was not lied to, abandoned and looked at the laws and process myself. The INS should do the honorable thing and expedite citizenship for vets like this.
@BudgetGainsByJJ
@BudgetGainsByJJ 25 күн бұрын
It’s interesting being a resident alien. I was too, I was Australian with a green card and was considering joining marines. I wanted to be a machine gunner but the recruiter told me his higher ups told him “he’s an alien he gets what is given to him” so they suggested supply chain but unlike most aliens I knew I had better options than this and knew that I would be treated like garbage as an alien in the service. Another thing too a lot of Americans kept telling me to stay away from military, which made me second guess. Hope all went well for you, being an alien in America was a tough and somewhat lonely journey
@Absaalookemensch
@Absaalookemensch 25 күн бұрын
@@BudgetGainsByJJ I qualified for nuclear reactor technician in the Navy except I couldn't get a security clearance so I chose medic in the Air Force. I never heard any talk about or know my citizenship status. I wish you had insisted on infantry (which is where machine gunners come from) in the Marines. I did 10 years as enlisted, went to college, got my citizenship, then served 11 years as officer.
@terrellbradshaw3504
@terrellbradshaw3504 25 күн бұрын
Exactly. As an active service member myself, I understand that there are things I need to be on top of. Sound like he relied solely on the word of one person and didn't do what he needed to do to apply for citizenship. He needs to take responsibility for that. Also the DoD needs to do a better job at constantly informing serving non-citizens that they need to do the paperwork!
@BornAgainCarnivore
@BornAgainCarnivore 25 күн бұрын
@@terrellbradshaw3504 It's not so much the DOD, but the command over them that should be looking out for those that are under them, or the unit they are in/those they work with.
@terrellbradshaw3504
@terrellbradshaw3504 25 күн бұрын
@@BornAgainCarnivore right but the DoD should require reporting of this information to make sure commands are being held accountable for ensuring members are aware. We have to account for other crap that isn't even remotely as important as this.
@benji8216
@benji8216 21 күн бұрын
thats disgusting. if all this is correct this mans citizenship should be honored immediately.
@victorlopez-eq3yl
@victorlopez-eq3yl 21 күн бұрын
Thank you Sir..and I hope they fix this and do extra for him snd his family
@jasminedavis3030
@jasminedavis3030 25 күн бұрын
THIRTY YEARS?! This man is a legal US citizen at this point! How do we treat our veterans so poorly?!
@carltonipoloknowski4736
@carltonipoloknowski4736 25 күн бұрын
Now he see how the poor bLack man feels
@tander101
@tander101 25 күн бұрын
​@@carltonipoloknowski4736 It's not all about that, bro. Black people are humans too. This is a human thing. Homeless people are mostly white here as well
@ygrittesnow1701
@ygrittesnow1701 25 күн бұрын
The US government moto, "Use em and lose em."
@peoplethesedaysberetarded
@peoplethesedaysberetarded 24 күн бұрын
What are you even on about?
@thecapitalg
@thecapitalg 24 күн бұрын
​@@carltonipoloknowski4736What are you talking about?
@thegoodsathome
@thegoodsathome 29 күн бұрын
As a fellow Marine, I am disgusted by this!!! He deserves this more than some Americans I know.
@jaguarwarrior866
@jaguarwarrior866 28 күн бұрын
@thegoodsathome as an American Citizen (Born in Texas) whose Parents were Illegal. (Parents Divorced) Mother became Naturalized Citizen before i got into junior high and i Myself joined U.S.M.C. at age 17 Mother signed Approval went off to boot camp at age 18 (Dec 1983 - Dec 1987) 'Hollywood' Marine. I too agree as a Fellow Marine this Man Earned his Citizenship, through service.
@deidresable
@deidresable 28 күн бұрын
He's a mercenary
@thegoodsathome
@thegoodsathome 27 күн бұрын
@@poollife777 ..... have you ever considered taking some of your own advice! But thanks for stepping up and pointing out Your Asshole in the room!!👏👏👏👏👏👏
@MadManUSMC
@MadManUSMC 27 күн бұрын
@@deidresable And you're a freeloader. What's your point exactly? Freedom isn't free and you sure as hell didn't add to the bill.
@MadManUSMC
@MadManUSMC 27 күн бұрын
@@jaguarwarrior866 Hollywoods' Unite. You are exactly on point. and for the record... Why the hell did those stinkin Islanders get mops AND laundry service? No submarine races or cement & brush teams? Pfffft.
@uspatriot7484
@uspatriot7484 21 күн бұрын
In 1978 I joined the Air Force and they gave everyone in Basic a questionnaire about the recruiter they had. Whether they were straight about everything. I think this guy deserves thanks and citizenship.
@drfooy9949
@drfooy9949 21 күн бұрын
Just give the man his citizenship. He earned it
@jarrettbain7048
@jarrettbain7048 26 күн бұрын
Served, paid taxes, voted..Give this guy his citizenship!
@modernretroradio993
@modernretroradio993 26 күн бұрын
You do realize that you're being tricked into accepting illegal aliens into our military, right?
@MafaeJamie
@MafaeJamie 26 күн бұрын
you didn't read the paper buddy
@robertlawrence9000
@robertlawrence9000 26 күн бұрын
@@MafaeJamie Well if he had a Social Security card and voted, then someone else must have read something and decided he was a citizen. Because you can't get those unless you are one. Supposedly.
@coachhussayn3379
@coachhussayn3379 26 күн бұрын
@@robertlawrence9000Trump is gonna fix this!
@LNC4P
@LNC4P 25 күн бұрын
Damn right!!!
@DetroitNinja
@DetroitNinja 23 күн бұрын
Damn.. This makes me mad... Give him his US citizenship!
@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198
@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 22 күн бұрын
For real...
@CONCERNEDcitizenforever
@CONCERNEDcitizenforever 21 күн бұрын
Holy sheit its detroit ninja!!! 🥷 LFG! ESKETITTTT🤙
@Denali_Rebel
@Denali_Rebel 21 күн бұрын
I’ve worked with people illegally in the country that had drivers licenses. What an embarrassment we have become. Today we are letting non Americans flood the country and giving them allowances yet we can’t give someone that served honorably his citizenship.
@cranberry63
@cranberry63 21 күн бұрын
Yo! Preach it!
@tmajec
@tmajec 21 күн бұрын
How did Mr. Canton enter the country? Why is he in this predicament?
@meraj205
@meraj205 11 күн бұрын
Unless you are indigenous, then everyone came here as immigrants. What you call "non Americans flooding the country". This person's predicament has nothing to do with your opinions on civilian immigration.
@Denali_Rebel
@Denali_Rebel 11 күн бұрын
@@meraj205 I hope that one day your reading comprehension improves enough that you are able to understand a few sentences like the ones I wrote above.
@meraj205
@meraj205 11 күн бұрын
@@Denali_Rebel feel free to explain if I have misunderstood.
@kennypridemore5466
@kennypridemore5466 9 күн бұрын
Give him citizenship now !!!! Anyone who serves our country is a citizen !!!!!!
@ftbtd
@ftbtd 25 күн бұрын
He also married, lived there for decades and got kids. This should be cleared immediately.
@tander101
@tander101 25 күн бұрын
Very dumb, yeah
@rd24life
@rd24life 25 күн бұрын
The immigration process in America is horrific. I’ve experienced years of it. They treat people very badly and put you through years of ridiculous hoops
@gildardomagallon
@gildardomagallon 29 күн бұрын
IDK what is the bigger insult, not giving this man citizenship or calling him a soldier after saying he joined the Marine Corps.
@JohnElizondo
@JohnElizondo 29 күн бұрын
lol!
@beelikemizu604
@beelikemizu604 29 күн бұрын
Semper Fi 🇺🇸
@semperfi6801
@semperfi6801 29 күн бұрын
Hmmm! Both are pretty freaking bad! Looking at the current administration, becoming an American citizen would be the bigger insult. Although calling him a soldier does warrant an a** kicking. lol
@rainaflores779
@rainaflores779 29 күн бұрын
HE ILLEGAL AND SHOULD GO BACK TO NZ AND COME IN THE LEGAL WAY AND STOP LYING ON THE MILITARY
@MartenKrueger-sx4me
@MartenKrueger-sx4me 29 күн бұрын
Well I am a veteran airman that fought ..and killed ..I am a fucking soldier....screw your marine bullshit!
@patraic5241
@patraic5241 18 күн бұрын
In Basic Training in 1984 I met two NCOs that were from a Caribbean country. They had enlisted to earn their citizenship. I don't get how this man could have been rooked like this.
@V21374
@V21374 23 күн бұрын
This man has earned his citizenship! He was willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice for this country, served honorably, and now has to put up with this BS!? Give this guy his citizenship!
@CrazyBear65
@CrazyBear65 28 күн бұрын
Government should be ashamed of itself.
@Ebolacrash
@Ebolacrash 26 күн бұрын
yes dont allow non citizens in to our military
@Vfieldsone
@Vfieldsone 29 күн бұрын
I didn’t even know you could be in the military and not be a citizen.
@KazeriantheVIIII
@KazeriantheVIIII 29 күн бұрын
If someone has permanent resident (green card) they can enlist. Once in they can apply for US Citizenship. It is not automatic.
@G_Vegas22
@G_Vegas22 28 күн бұрын
There was a Russian dude in my boot camp in 1999
@EVP5309
@EVP5309 28 күн бұрын
You can’t. They naturalize you in boot camp.
@richard1493
@richard1493 28 күн бұрын
⁠@@EVP5309 Serving in the military can be a fast track towards citizenship in certain instances, but you don’t just get citizenship for enlisting, especially not as early as basic training. There’s still an application process. I have personally served with many non-citizens, some of whom did not speak English. Most were Latinos, one Brazilian, one Mongol, a few Slavs.
@cherllc7226
@cherllc7226 28 күн бұрын
​@@richard1493 yep it's a process
@gregoryamer
@gregoryamer 22 күн бұрын
When I served in the US Army, I was surprised by the number of foreigners who were serving. They should be fast tracked for citizenship.
@nanayobizwax9446
@nanayobizwax9446 22 күн бұрын
That’s Evil! Give this man his citizenship!
@davidswain9008
@davidswain9008 29 күн бұрын
Give this Marine his citizenship ! I was born here, served in the U.S. Army, and I agree he is an American by heart !
@jackdaniels5134
@jackdaniels5134 29 күн бұрын
That's not how it works buddy
@rainaflores779
@rainaflores779 29 күн бұрын
HE ILLEGAL AND SHOULD GO BACK TO NZ AND COME IN THE LEGAL WAY AND STOP LYING ON THE MILITARY
@daltonoftheyear
@daltonoftheyear 29 күн бұрын
i had no idea you could be in the military but not be american. wtf.
@seasnakes6337
@seasnakes6337 29 күн бұрын
I served in the Navy and INS fuck with my citizenship for 10 years after I was honable discharged from the Navy
@leok7193
@leok7193 29 күн бұрын
how many american army movies do I need to watch to be a citizen "by heart"?
@LoriL010
@LoriL010 29 күн бұрын
There is a 77 year old man in Tennesse having this same problem. He was born in Canada on a military base. He has his social security number and has had his drivers license his entire life..drove a commercial truck for a living. It's that new Real ID law causing this problem.
@zancrus9629
@zancrus9629 29 күн бұрын
Not really the same thing. That guy was born to a mother and father that were US citizens which means he is a citizen. That whole issue is just Tennessee being pants on head retarded.
@darkstorminc
@darkstorminc 29 күн бұрын
In that story both his parents were US citizens so he should hold dual citizenship
@LoriL010
@LoriL010 29 күн бұрын
@@darkstorminc You'd think...but yet he's not considered a US citizen based on the Real ID laws...
@gwhitty12
@gwhitty12 29 күн бұрын
@@darkstorminc Only have to have 1 parent who is US citizen to get it. That why whole thing with people saying Obama was not born in USA did not matter because his mother was a USA citizen
@enginerdy
@enginerdy 29 күн бұрын
Papers, please.
@Late2Party
@Late2Party 23 күн бұрын
Deported Veterans made me look at this country in a whole different light many years ago. Such a damn shame.
@Standing.W.Israel
@Standing.W.Israel 21 күн бұрын
Every single person we encountered in the military who joined as a non citizen has become a citizen... so this is something that is on this guy.
@JamesBarcus
@JamesBarcus 26 күн бұрын
While the recruiter brought him in on a false promise, he did fight for our country and should receive what was promised. The DOD needs to help in this situation.
@TheOnlyOptionTruth
@TheOnlyOptionTruth 25 күн бұрын
US soldiers don't fight for their country. They fight for US imperialism and global domination. And they lie to their own soldiers about how they are "defending America".
@andrewcruz3837
@andrewcruz3837 24 күн бұрын
He didn’t fight for 💩
@M11B222INF
@M11B222INF 24 күн бұрын
​@@andrewcruz3837 But he still served, A-hole. I'm sure you never had but the first one to say something negative.
@brianm4178
@brianm4178 24 күн бұрын
​@andrewcruz3837 you couldn't, even if you were half the man he is... spineless twat waffle
@archangelgaming8077
@archangelgaming8077 24 күн бұрын
@@andrewcruz3837 you're a loser
@listentoyourvibes
@listentoyourvibes 28 күн бұрын
As a veteran of foreign war, give this man his damn green card. He served with us, he's one of us.
@RoopaDudleyPaintings
@RoopaDudleyPaintings 21 күн бұрын
This is a DISGRACE. This should have NEVER happened. As a sister of a Marine and also as a mother of another Marine - I am disturbed.
@thomasc5817
@thomasc5817 22 күн бұрын
If he is my brother in arms, then he deserves citizenship. Get this right...
@pivy4812
@pivy4812 23 күн бұрын
This is why new generation don't want to apply into the military anymore.
@REDRex408
@REDRex408 22 күн бұрын
? Wtf are you talking about? New Generation = new us citizens They don't volunteer they'll get drafted
@gregspeth7910
@gregspeth7910 22 күн бұрын
When someone asks me . I tell them , The recruiter will tell lies
@genxer6928
@genxer6928 22 күн бұрын
Not just because that but degenerates allowed to serve and reg normal folk don’t wanna get corrupted
@KraccerJakk
@KraccerJakk 22 күн бұрын
No that’s because they are being brainwashed from 6 in schools!
@Five0Five
@Five0Five 21 күн бұрын
That's not the reason at all.
@vihugaal
@vihugaal 29 күн бұрын
During Roman times serving in the military was a sure path to citizenship. Mr Canton served our country, he has earned the right to become an American citizen. Please give it to him.
@weltschmerz333
@weltschmerz333 27 күн бұрын
"During Roman times" they had slaves and forced some of them to fight to the death...not the best comparison
@DK-lz7kg
@DK-lz7kg 27 күн бұрын
@@weltschmerz333during Roman times they drank wine and ate bread. What’s your point? It’s dumb to compare a dude trying to get citizenship to slavery. WTH. There are decent values and virtues we can take from the past, duh.
@MidnightMoses-ow1ul
@MidnightMoses-ow1ul 27 күн бұрын
And that's what destroyed the roman empire
@weltschmerz333
@weltschmerz333 27 күн бұрын
@@MidnightMoses-ow1ul true, and open borders 😂
@SandCrabNews
@SandCrabNews 27 күн бұрын
Military recruiters are salesmen. The COTUS and US CODES provide no automatic naturalization for military service! Service members have opportunity to pursue naturalization. They qualify for fast service. Learn the game rules!
@ToddMiller-nl2wn
@ToddMiller-nl2wn 23 күн бұрын
This poor man is simply another victim of “Your recruiter lied to you”.
@cheryge
@cheryge 21 күн бұрын
He was told something by an uninformed recruiter. He had to apply like everybody else. The military doesn’t make people citizens.
@josephhodges9819
@josephhodges9819 29 күн бұрын
A legionnaire can get French citizenship after three years of serving in the French Foreign Legion.
@The_Black_Knight
@The_Black_Knight 29 күн бұрын
The key word used was CAN. Joining the Legion is NOT guaranteed as poor performance even with completing their contract results in no citizenship.
@plum_loco
@plum_loco 29 күн бұрын
He would still need to APPLY by filling out the appropriate paperwork!
@werethemooninites
@werethemooninites 28 күн бұрын
And a foreigner in the Russian military gets citizenship after one year of service.
@ero0senin100
@ero0senin100 24 күн бұрын
​@@The_Black_Knight during times of war joining the American military is a guaranteed naturalization and ceremony after completing boot camp. I
@Ziggy_Moonglow
@Ziggy_Moonglow 24 күн бұрын
This is not about France... This story is about the US. Keep up.
@TheBringeroftruth333
@TheBringeroftruth333 29 күн бұрын
If he served it should be automatic citizenship.
@leok7193
@leok7193 29 күн бұрын
oh really? what if he served and deserted? what if he served and got kicked out for antisocial behavior? how about we make it conditional instead of automatic?
@mar25947
@mar25947 29 күн бұрын
@@leok7193 it says it in the video. Citizenship upon honorable discharge.
@leok7193
@leok7193 29 күн бұрын
@@mar25947 so by that definition, it can only be filed for AFTER discharge. So that's when he was supposed to apply and didn't. There's nothing automatic about becoming a citizen, it is and should be an action required upon the hopeful citizen, same way you actually put some effort into becoming a Marine. It's funny to me, though, that he never bothered applying, but also wasn't bothered that he never stood in front of an official, was never quizzed on civics, swore an oath, or received a naturalization certificate. It's almost like he literally decided secret ninjas will do all that for him and never even let him know 🤦‍♂️ pretty sure he was a substandard Marine, then. What he shows as awards are automatic time in grade promotion and a 2 hour correspondence course. I have a total of 10 certificates of commendation, letters of appreciation, and certificates of appreciation, along with a Distinguished Service Medal, in 4 years, and got my citizenship during the same time, and was sworn in on the deck of an aircraft carrier by California lieutenant governor. It took some research, but blaming a recruiter for some false promises is bs. The guard for your building can let you in to work, tell you where offices are, what benefits the company has but 1: he's not CEO, 2: he doesn't get to make any promises unless they're in writing, and 3: whatever they tell you is to help you navigate once you're in, but what you want to do and how to do it is strictly your job
@PhillipLemmon
@PhillipLemmon 27 күн бұрын
What if he served and got killed? Does his corpse get citizenship? This is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard in my life! Tricking foreign people to fight wars we ourselves have no business being in... Ugh! I don't like America when RETARDICANS are in office!
@ChristianXavier-dq8ld
@ChristianXavier-dq8ld 26 күн бұрын
@@leok7193 the process is supposed to start while still in service and be completed during AIT, but most drills are too lazy to start doing it so it gets pushed further and further back. The issue is that he didn't apply for his citizenship, which would've been approved, probably because he didn't know that was an issue.
@christophermurphy3522
@christophermurphy3522 13 күн бұрын
Recruiters DO NOT get a bonus for people they put it. Also this is a failure on his unit. I had this happen to a guy I was hiring for a federal job. It literally took him a year to get his citizenship.
@mailman63155
@mailman63155 12 күн бұрын
After 30 years in the military he should have been accustomed to SNAFUs and followed up on getting the paperwork squared away.
@fredcdc
@fredcdc 29 күн бұрын
I feel ya brother. Always read the contract before signing. Hopefully someone will make it right. Semper Fi.
@modtwentyeight
@modtwentyeight 28 күн бұрын
Are you telling me a recruiter told an untruth? Tell me it aint so. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@unclesham5507
@unclesham5507 23 күн бұрын
They would NEVER do that.
@mattleeder1
@mattleeder1 11 күн бұрын
Bro never thought to check if he was a US citizen before voting... that's super bad because that's a serious reportable offense. Super hard to overcome that.
@Jarhead_Jimmy
@Jarhead_Jimmy 18 күн бұрын
Dude never followed up to get his citizenship. No ones fault but his
@TMcConnaughhay
@TMcConnaughhay 25 күн бұрын
The Army promised me they would pay off my prior college debt as part of my enlistment. That was in 2007, I spent 12 years trying to get them to pay it, and they never paid it, I'm still paying it!
@Fregulus5
@Fregulus5 24 күн бұрын
I, like all other enlistees, was promised education on the GI Bill. And for two years after serving and trying to get the tuition I was promised, having to hear the VA rep reciting the long laundry lists of reasons of how the classes I was taking weren't authorized and why the VA wouldn't pay.
@obeii1805
@obeii1805 24 күн бұрын
Damn that’s crazy both stories
@obeii1805
@obeii1805 24 күн бұрын
@@Fregulus5damn unbelievable
@TherealColonelSanders-by5wn
@TherealColonelSanders-by5wn 24 күн бұрын
Do you have any paperwork to prove it?
@Ziggy_Moonglow
@Ziggy_Moonglow 24 күн бұрын
If you didn't get it in writing, it doesn't exist.
@mattsmith4589
@mattsmith4589 25 күн бұрын
WHAT TYPE OF DISRESPECT IS THIS?!?!?! WTF HAS AMERICA BECOME?! 🤯
@Paulito941
@Paulito941 24 күн бұрын
seriously...calling a marine a soldier wtf how dumb is this reporter
@CobaltxBoom
@CobaltxBoom 23 күн бұрын
This is just a peak at American system. The most powerful army in the world and yet they treat their own as a nobody. 🤦🏻‍♀️
@unclesham5507
@unclesham5507 23 күн бұрын
It hasn't become anything that it wasn't already.
@bouncerslabrealnature9143
@bouncerslabrealnature9143 12 күн бұрын
That's part of recruitment...I learned all about it but dealt with my decision because I allowed it to happen. It's normal to be promised all kinds of opportunities that you may never really get but you will still get educated and trained in some ways as well as paid.
@tflg3257
@tflg3257 18 күн бұрын
He obviously never went through the process or filed the paperwork necessary to be recognized as a US citizen.
@ClarkShumway
@ClarkShumway 29 күн бұрын
Joining the military does not guarantee you U. S. citizenship. They will help you, but you will never get it if you are waiting.
@mybag988
@mybag988 29 күн бұрын
Exactly, the application is free
@gusloader123
@gusloader123 28 күн бұрын
@ClarkShumway ---> Wow ---- with that logic you must be a guvment paper pusher. Joining and serving Honorably in a Branch of the U.S. military SHOULD give automatic U.S. citizenship. Spineless/gutless born in America boys that have never served a single day are considered "citizens" simply because their mother hatched them somewhere in the U.S.A.. The man in the video enlisted in the hardest Branch of the U.S. military and served honorably. {Sad that your post got any "Thumbs Ups" at all.}
@Driftless-Ramblings
@Driftless-Ramblings 28 күн бұрын
Spot on. The military doesn't guarantee citizenship, it can only facilitate. Still today, new soldiers who are legal I-551 card holders, and have applied properly for citizenship, get a fast track to citizenship. A coworker just transferred from his position as a senior drill sergeant at FT Leonard Wood. He told me that they will go above and beyond to get trainees a citizenship ceremony at graduation time, but the paperwork needs to be completely in order, and most of that lies with the individual.
@gasad01374
@gasad01374 28 күн бұрын
@@Driftless-Ramblings according to the recruiters, the paperwork is done by them. thats the problem, people are directly told that they just have to serve and that they process will be done for them. i have seen it first hand.
@chrisjackson1215
@chrisjackson1215 28 күн бұрын
@@gasad01374 If true (don't take it personally, i don't trust anyone on the internet) that's appaling.
@DrewHanks2083
@DrewHanks2083 29 күн бұрын
This gentleman is a Marine not a soldier.
@billquakenbush1692
@billquakenbush1692 29 күн бұрын
He should've never been allowed to be in our military!
@DrewHanks2083
@DrewHanks2083 29 күн бұрын
@@billquakenbush1692 You don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. There are foreigners in all branches of the US Armed Forces. I served with an Haitian immigrant when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune. He should have never been lied to by dishonest Marine recruiters.
@jjperceval
@jjperceval 29 күн бұрын
@@billquakenbush1692 are you going to post that on every comment?
@desertodavid
@desertodavid 29 күн бұрын
​@@jjpercevalYep this is the second time I saw that exact same comment. At first I thought I had hit the wrong thing.
@mymobilebuddy4392
@mymobilebuddy4392 29 күн бұрын
@@billquakenbush1692 I had to prove I was a US citizen before I could serve. People in our territories can serve also. They aren't US citizens.
@BigShoulderMike
@BigShoulderMike 15 күн бұрын
They don’t put Hispanics through this.
@TraumaQueen65
@TraumaQueen65 21 күн бұрын
His children ARE AMERICANS
@sergiojohnson1903
@sergiojohnson1903 29 күн бұрын
He should have applied for citizenship while he was in the Corps. Now he needs to reach out to his senator and congressman along with the legal team he has. Best of luck. Semper Fi!!!
@diegojines-us9pc
@diegojines-us9pc 29 күн бұрын
thats the process, and he didnt
@colorbugoriginals4457
@colorbugoriginals4457 28 күн бұрын
@@diegojines-us9pcthe process sucks.
@diegojines-us9pc
@diegojines-us9pc 28 күн бұрын
@@colorbugoriginals4457 it may, but its what we got and been around A LONG time,
@MrFran069
@MrFran069 28 күн бұрын
Sim-plify!
@LeoOf83
@LeoOf83 27 күн бұрын
Or... He enlisted and served our country with a sworn oath to protect the US and earned the right to become a citizen. French foreign legion anyone? And we screwed him. As a veteran who took a bullet in combat. I say he served his time. The Corps shoulda done it for him. Cut the red tape. I gladly accept him as a citizen of my country.
@prescottholland5239
@prescottholland5239 28 күн бұрын
Take note. This is the proper path to legal immigration. Give this man what he’s owed.
@carymarshallfelton9188
@carymarshallfelton9188 27 күн бұрын
Seems like he should've gotten this straight decades ago.
@0IIIIII
@0IIIIII 27 күн бұрын
If you think this is proper at all, then you are a bigot
@viperdemonz-jenkins
@viperdemonz-jenkins 27 күн бұрын
exactly man followed the rules.
@tuckerbugeater
@tuckerbugeater 27 күн бұрын
thousands already have this story is bs
@mikecrooks8085
@mikecrooks8085 27 күн бұрын
The man would have been treated better if he snuck across the border. Seems the governor of Florida could write some sort of pardon for his sin and get him a lousy drivers license. I mean would it be just horribly detrimental to the state of Florida and its citizens to issue this guy a drivers license?
@kaybeesee9883
@kaybeesee9883 10 күн бұрын
Even my spouse knew they had to file for citizenship, nothing is given. The problem is Canton didn't seek legal advice from JAG, he failed to use his noodle.
@danporath536
@danporath536 7 күн бұрын
A private bill in Congress granting him citizenship is what is needed.
@Zoki4444
@Zoki4444 23 күн бұрын
"Thanks for risking your life protecting our country. Now f*ck off." That's basically the message he got in all of this.
@almontherobaid6492
@almontherobaid6492 22 күн бұрын
Except he wasn’t protecting anything.
@nyc_jon
@nyc_jon 22 күн бұрын
@@almontherobaid6492what was he doing then? Let me guess doing the bidding of a evil corrupt politician or oil company
@nuclear_right
@nuclear_right 21 күн бұрын
@@nyc_jon it said in the video he went active duty months after the war was over which is why he wasnt given citizenship
@nyc_jon
@nyc_jon 21 күн бұрын
@@nuclear_right completely unrelated to what I said
@troyfuller3767
@troyfuller3767 21 күн бұрын
what do U mean; Ur’ statement’s a bit vague??
@daveh7517
@daveh7517 28 күн бұрын
This man has to be the most American, un-American person ever.
@beethao9380
@beethao9380 27 күн бұрын
deport him
@shannonjensen3855
@shannonjensen3855 20 күн бұрын
Amen to what everyone else has said! He's proved himself - something most of us haven't been required to do for the blessing to live here!
@drno4837
@drno4837 11 күн бұрын
No no no no, the recruiter did not lie, he does qualify he was just too dumb to actually apply
@RDR18851
@RDR18851 24 күн бұрын
If he'd be an illegal trespasser, he'd get all citizenship and much more... what a disgrace.
@SophiaElibaby
@SophiaElibaby 24 күн бұрын
You are an illegal trespasser get out
@kennyroberson6216
@kennyroberson6216 23 күн бұрын
Such a stupid comment
@kittydranae1762
@kittydranae1762 22 күн бұрын
But, he is technically an illegal immigrant?
@jimmyparris9892
@jimmyparris9892 22 күн бұрын
@@kittydranae1762 But, he's actually an asset to our nation. We can't have that. It makes too much sense.
@BradPitbull
@BradPitbull 25 күн бұрын
U.S. soldiers serve in the army U.S. Marines serve in the Marine Corps
@RaccoonNation
@RaccoonNation 24 күн бұрын
Oohrah! Semper Fidelis!
@chadrowe8452
@chadrowe8452 23 күн бұрын
Some college graduate that wrote the script and the editor doesn't know that
@drinkingoutside7584
@drinkingoutside7584 23 күн бұрын
Yea some sleepy college student who wakes up at 1pm wrote that
@christopherroncone6939
@christopherroncone6939 23 күн бұрын
YUT
@Priapismpain
@Priapismpain 23 күн бұрын
Glad you picked that up - that was clearly the most important point.
@tunamanusmc
@tunamanusmc 9 күн бұрын
Former Marine Corps recruiter, we don’t get bonuses, that’s a straight up lie. Shame on his recruiter for not informing him properly.
@remydaitch9815
@remydaitch9815 8 күн бұрын
We need to allow the recruiters to be sued for lies, and all this would stop.
@CalebGross-ke1ph
@CalebGross-ke1ph 24 күн бұрын
I had a friend named Dexter. He was Jamaican. A recruiter told him he could get his citizenship by joining. Never happened.
@ChrisBrown-ck1nw
@ChrisBrown-ck1nw 24 күн бұрын
If you served this country in any capacity via the military you have earned citizenship!!!😡😡😡
@DJ-73
@DJ-73 22 күн бұрын
Under honorable discharge and. Under general discharge depending on circumstances. Just because someone joins and serves but then gets a dishonorable discharge for something serious should not have citizenship.
@sdlock83
@sdlock83 22 күн бұрын
​@@DJ-73 Exactly! You don't automatically get citizenship just because you join the military.
@elizabethbower1659
@elizabethbower1659 9 күн бұрын
That's the least they could do for him.
@bkyungplaya
@bkyungplaya 19 күн бұрын
The paperwork process of earning your citizenship is still up to YOU, it will get accepted and expedited because of your military service, it's not an automatic thing. I've helped numerous soldiers earn their citizenship while serving. This guy didn't file his application and now it's biting him in the ass.
@kineticstar
@kineticstar 29 күн бұрын
Even amongst active duty members and veterans, recruiters are considered scumbags for lying and inappropriate behavior with the recruits prior to enlistment. It's not often talked about, but there are quite a few predators in our recruiting departments.
@The_Black_Knight
@The_Black_Knight 29 күн бұрын
Recruiters have the second hardest occupation in military next to drill sergeants. It is thankless job that most do not understand.
@quetzelmedina3
@quetzelmedina3 29 күн бұрын
@@The_Black_Knight
@El_Peto
@El_Peto 29 күн бұрын
​@@The_Black_Knightoh yes, bs'ing teenagers is so much more difficult than fighting a war in the infantry
@wakandaforever2401
@wakandaforever2401 29 күн бұрын
Just a week ago a Marine Recruiter in California broke into two homes, and in the 2nd one, he stabbed an 11 year old girl in her sleep. Thankfully the homeowner was able to hold him at gunpoint and the girl is recovering, but it was insane to hear about.
@Obscure462
@Obscure462 28 күн бұрын
That's all soldiers m8
@snagglesmagoo2750
@snagglesmagoo2750 25 күн бұрын
This makes no sense. He served 4 years as a Marine, was issued a Social Security number, Driver's License, got married and had kids. Of course he believed he was granted citizenship! The Marine Corps needs to fix this.
@kimlarso
@kimlarso 24 күн бұрын
Thirty years👉30 years living as a US citizen👉did he not try renewing his drivers license before now? Or did he do thirty years & now four years out he’s trying to renew his drivers license? WHY NOW is he making a fuss??? Even so, give him citizenship
@arkcantoscreampsnpc7274
@arkcantoscreampsnpc7274 23 күн бұрын
@@kimlarsoare you blind?😂 they showed his drivers license in the video, it expired in 2019…. So he tried to renew it then 😂
@ColinoDeani
@ColinoDeani 23 күн бұрын
marine corps are fknuts in their leadership.. they get upset when marines retire before age 50 and refuse to reenlist and literally retaliate against those veterans with situations like this or denied benifits... so glad I chose army.. they dont care if you leave as long as you serve for how long you promised..
@stephenrussell9545
@stephenrussell9545 23 күн бұрын
The Marine Corp can't fix it, but the federal government can.
@cris.han0311
@cris.han0311 11 күн бұрын
This is sad to hear specially since I was also in the Marines. But we should always keep in mind that if it’s not on paper and signed then we shouldn’t believe it
@dekisui
@dekisui 22 күн бұрын
Thank you for highlighting this and helping this former Marine. I remember the same promise made to many during OIF/OEF that eventually were discarded and even deported, such shameful acts by our nation :
@andycrespo2407
@andycrespo2407 26 күн бұрын
This is insane this man deserve a damn apology from the government
@unclesham5507
@unclesham5507 23 күн бұрын
They are really sorry I heard. It won't happen again probably.
@andycrespo2407
@andycrespo2407 22 күн бұрын
@@unclesham5507 😂
@patriciaroberts308
@patriciaroberts308 25 күн бұрын
As a natural American citizen I am outraged. This is absolutely ridiculous!!! 😡
@unclesham5507
@unclesham5507 23 күн бұрын
Wooooo USA USA 🇺🇸
@herberthall8082
@herberthall8082 20 күн бұрын
It is his failure to take care of this when he got out of the Marines. Don't sit idle about your rights and make assumptions all the paper work is taken care of.
@KhreamedKhorne
@KhreamedKhorne 21 күн бұрын
I had a dude in my boot camp platoon who was a kazakhstani citizen, I hope dude wasnt given the same treatment after he got out. This is pretty shameful and embarrassing.
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