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I'm seeing a lot of confusion online about the AP story of immigrants being discharged and deported from the military. There has been a slow trickle of news on this topic since last June.

Its a very complicated topic. Here's a bit of my assessment. thread/

@iAmTheWarax #MAVNI
I've seen online comments pondering whether this is specifically an anti-Muslim policy. I don't have that assessment. The largest % of immigrant troops come from Mexico & The Philippines. See migrationpolicy.org/article/immigr…
In the past few years, the military has been embarrassed by a number of insider threats. They have reacted by restricting opportunities for visa holders, despite the fact that the threats were from US citizens, not immigrants.
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