Latino Vietnam Veterans At Risk Of Being Deported

This article was suggested by Taquista Edgar Pablos.

By Francisco Vara-Orta, San Antonio Express News

SAN ANTONIO – Valente and Manuel Valenzuela, two brothers who served in the Vietnam War and now are in their 60s, are facing deportation by the U.S. government they fought to protect.

The two say they are not alone and spent this weekend in San Antonio as part of an awareness campaign to shed light on immigration policies that lead to deportation of undocumented veterans in the U.S. military.

“We feel like we’re fighting another war, but this time, it’s against the government of the very country we love and grew up wanting to protect,” Manuel Valenzuela said in an interview Sunday.

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