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It may surprise a lot of people but not all servicemembers who risk their lives + limbs to protect us are citizens of this great nation. Some are immigrants who came to this country seeking a better life + volunteered for service, even if it meant putting themselves in danger. 1/
Tragically, according to a new report, more than 90 Veterans have been deported over the past 5 yrs. Some of them – who wore our uniform + swore to protect us – were never offered citizenship like the law requires. That’s absolutely unacceptable. wbez.org/shows/wbez-new… 2/
.@mizamudio talked to some of these Veterans who now live in Mexico, including Miguel Perez, a Chicagoan who the Trump Admin deported. Miguel lives a few miles from the US border + suffers from service-connected PTSD, but he’s barred from accessing the VA benefits he’s earned. 3/
We cannot honor our Veterans on one day and fail them the next. I’ve introduced legislation to end this shameful practice of deporting Veterans who are not violent offenders and help many of them return to this country and access the VA care they’ve earned. 4/
We cannot honor our Veterans on one day + fail them the next. I’ve introduced legislation to end this shameful practice of deporting Veterans who are not violent offenders + help many of them return to this country and access the VA care they’ve earned. 4/ duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-rel…
What’s worse, the Pentagon reportedly doesn’t even know how many Veterans they have deported. In many of these cases, officials also violated its own rules regarding Veterans, making life-altering mistakes. Read more⬇️5/5 washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06…
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Tammy Duckworth
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#CadetBoneSpurs: no one cares whether you were a “fan” of the Vietnam War. No one believes you were medically unfit to serve. You used your wealth & privilege to avoid serving your country five times, forcing another American to serve in your place each time. 1/
Now, you're stealing billions from @DeptofDefense's budget to fund a wall you promised Mexico would pay for. You're failing to support military families by taking away caregiver funding. You're kicking out Americans who *are* willing to serve only because they're transgender. 2/
Sane people aren't "fans" of war—only #StableGeniuses would even think that. I’ve met many #WWII #DDay Vets. None ever said they were fans of war. They simply answered their nation’s call, regardless of what they thought. Especially during the draft—it wasn’t optional for them 3/
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With Americans across the country commemorating #MemorialDayWeekend2019 by reflecting on the sacrifices made by those souls brave enough to have served in uniform, Donald Trump—who refused to serve when his nation called—is hoping we won’t notice... 1/
...that he’s sending even more of our troops into harm’s way. As if that weren’t bad enough, by circumventing the Constitution to sell additional arms to #SaudiArabia despite Congress’s bipartisan objections, Trump is continuing to escalate tensions with Iran and risking... 2/
...yet another war in the Middle East. It is unacceptable that, to this day, Trump has failed to adequately explain to the American people or to Congress—the only branch of government with the Constitutional authority to declare war—many of his decisions regarding Iran. 3/
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Tammy Duckworth
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I know firsthand the difference a teacher can make in a child’s life. While I was in high school, my dad lost his job & my family relied on food stamps to get by. I remember going to the grocery store and counting out the last five food stamps to get some baloney and white bread.
Time and again, my English teacher saved me and a few other kids from going hungry by having us stay and do work after the final bell, reaching into his own pocketbook and giving us each a few dollars to get food on our way home.
As 16-year-olds we loved him, but couldn’t understand why he made us stay after school so often. Now, I understand why he made us stay so late. He was feeding us – even on a public school teacher’s salary.
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