jaap74 Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 howdy a woman i work with takes great delight telling people that her fiance' used to be a Marine...... thing is he's Mexican..... question is : are foreigners allowed to become Marines in the USA ?? cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Yes, foreigners can join the US military. One of the benefits they get is a fast track to US citizenship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaap74 Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 i didn't want to hear that ! i wanted to walk into work and expose her as a liar !! oh well........ thanks for the info ! but no foreign president is allowed yeah ?? so Arnie has no chance unless you change the law ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Correct, to be President, you have to be born an American. Arnie can be in the Senate or House, if he got elected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_unexpected_ Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Just becuase he is Mexican, doesnt mean he is a foreigner. He probably is more a native here to this land than you think other people here should be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Just becuase he is Mexican, doesnt mean he is a foreigner. He probably is more a native here to this land than you think other people here should be. What? are you saying arnold is mexican? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anospa Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 What? are you saying arnold is mexican? lmao, now that'd be interesting/irony! Isn't he going to a lot of trouble to crack down on border control or something? btw, he's austrian... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkissane Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Just becuase he is Mexican, doesnt mean he is a foreigner. He probably is more a native here to this land than you think other people here should be. If the definition of "foreigner" being used is "one who is inelegible to be elected to the office of President of the United States due to his/her citizenship status" and if the person in question was born outside of the US to parents that are not US citizens, then, by definition, the person in question is a foreigner. From the flow of this conversation, I would say that both are true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 I think it's BS Arnie can't run for president, no matter his political standpoint or expertise, I think he should have the right to run as an American citizen. Does it make any sense to be able to die in a war for a country you love, but can't run for president? In my opinion; No. After all this country was started by immigrants, so what gives? Is someone a better candidate based on birth place? I think it's prejudice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 I think it's BS Arnie can't run for president, no matter his political standpoint or expertise, I think he should have the right to run as an American citizen. Does it make any sense to be able to die in a war for a country you love, but can't run for president? In my opinion; No. After all this country was started by immigrants, so what gives? Is someone a better candidate based on birth place? I think it's prejudice. Agreed...I don't care where you're from as long as you do your job the way it needs to be done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_unexpected_ Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 If the definition of "foreigner" being used is "one who is inelegible to be elected to the office of President of the United States due to his/her citizenship status" and if the person in question was born outside of the US to parents that are not US citizens, then, by definition, the person in question is a foreigner. From the flow of this conversation, I would say that both are true. No where did jaap mention he was a foreigner buddy. Check the flow of the conversation again. I'm sorry, I just think this is an ignorant thread about assumptions. There is nothing really more to say here, he got his question answered and his intentions were to expose someone at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Agreed...I don't care where you're from as long as you do your job the way it needs to be done. Couldn't have said it better. Btw, my father is an American citizen, but my mother isn't. Because he was in the army at the time I was born (in Germany), I have the right to chose my citizenship. I was a German citizen for the first 15 years, but opted to go for American citizenship when I moved here. I don't have a birth certificate but a "Notification of birth of a citizen abroad" or something like that. Does that mean I can't run for President? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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