Injunction to be filed to stop Green Card lottery drawing

Previous ‘winners’ take action to force State Dept. to acknowledge them

NIALL O'DOWD,

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Published Thursday, July 7, 2011, 2:22 PM

Updated Thursday, July 7, 2011, 2:22 PM

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antoman | Jun 28, 2011, 05:41 PM EDT

@joycean-The Dream Act? LOL!! Some might say that to realise the American dream,one has to be asleep :)

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joycean | Jun 28, 2011, 05:06 PM EDT

antoman, the Dream Act has aprovision for citizenship through military service, but it hasn't passed. It's mainly aimed at illegals who have grown up in the US. The Us began immigration quotas in the 1930's.Nativists didn't like the way the country was getting too many foreigners.

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antoman | Jun 28, 2011, 04:41 PM EDT

@Irishcoffeekid-Fair enough.I would think after a few years in the US military one would be a welcome citizen of America.Particularly if you are Irish.Its not like our secret service wants to infilitrate America by putting a man or woman in their military.We already have a weapon of mass destruction.Its called Guinness.

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irishcoffeekid | Jun 28, 2011, 02:17 PM EDT

you have to be a permanent resident first and serve in the military for at least a year before you are even considered. You cannot simply join the military and then look to become a citizen

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longislander1940 | Jun 28, 2011, 10:34 AM EDT

my cousins are waiting for over 10 years for a green card . they have finances to support themselves and their children, no criminal record, and everyone is in great health. Whats the problem in getting a green card, are they all going to different 3rd world countries?

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antoman | Jun 28, 2011, 08:45 AM EDT

Is there a means whereby if you join the US military you are granted citizenship?I ask this because at the start of the Gulf war back in the 90's I wrote to the US embassey up in Dublin asking if I could join their military.I got a cordial reply basically saying no.Not that I was uber patriotic just young full of beans and seeking adventure.

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