Debate On Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants Who Serve In Military Heats Up

*The idea is that immigrants who are willing to give their lives for the U.S. deserve special consideration. It’s called the ENLIST Act and it’s being considered as an addendum to the Defense Budget Bill. VL

By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino

More than a dozen undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as minors are heading to Capitol Hill to push for a measure that would allow a path to legal status for people like them who want to serve in the U.S. military.

The immigrants, who as a group are known as Dreamers, say they should not be punished for the actions of the adults who brought them here illegally, and that they want to serve the country as military members.

One of the young adults who will be in Washington D.C. pushing for the measure is Alina Cortes, a 23-year-old Texas resident who came from Mexico at the age of 5 and participated in the Army ROTC program at Texas A&M University.

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[Photo by The U.S. Army/Flickr]

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