As Twitchy told you, the AP tripped all over themselves to breathlessly report that the U.S. Army — under the Trump administration — is discharging immigrant recruits and reservists who were promised a path to citizenship. Just one problem: It’s not nearly that simple.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 5, 2018
The inflammatory headlines leave out quite a bit:
1) I am told that a background check has always been an essential element in this program. The article itself admits the people being released have failed that check.
2) As they have not even started basic training, they aren’t really being discharged.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 6, 2018
3) also told that the program has faced issues recently w/ abuse by those who sign up just for short periods to get stats via honorable discharge since there is no time requirement for service.
4) Apparently, w/ background issue, there is a rising gang problem among recruits.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 6, 2018
Now of course if they are actually kicking out people who were willing to serve this country honorably, that is outrageous and should be reviewed in a case by case basis, but some of these cuts may be warranted for reasons stated above.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 6, 2018
Read @noonanjo on that AP story about the Army 'quietly discharging immigrant recruits.' https://t.co/GwY0M6SOYv pic.twitter.com/fOHHMUu1ts
— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 6, 2018
But if there’s one thing we can always count on from the Left, it’s that narrative trumps facts every time. So it’s no surprise that someone like Susan Rice is wagging her finger:
Outrageous and shameful. Secretary Mattis???? https://t.co/achOLxLWQv
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) July 5, 2018
FFS, Susan. First of all:
Maybe you should go and read the article and see some of the reasoning behind what is happening @AmbassadorRice.
— ♆ Ȼɏƀɇɍ ᵽȺŧɍɨøŧ ♆ (@intel_addict) July 6, 2018
Ahem:
One more note: Apparently the whole reason for the added background scrutiny for recruits of the MAVNI program was that the Obama admin wrongly tried to combine it with DACA to give Dreamers a path to citizenship: https://t.co/z03lfttmRi
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 6, 2018
You should note the very same expert extensively quoted in the AP article specifically said that it was the Obama admin’s decision to pair the program with DACA “sounded the death knell for the program”. pic.twitter.com/TPr1FHF8Gu
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 6, 2018
More: There was a complete freeze in new recruiting for the MANVI program after enhanced security checks became a requirement in the fall of 2016 (under the Obama administration)https://t.co/bkqquwFP51
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) July 6, 2018
Ok.
The program was suspended in 2014 because Obama decided to include illegal aliens.https://t.co/jD9BqsoEnS
And it was basically killed in 2016 because of backlogs caused by letting them in couldn't be worked out.https://t.co/mAPGp59Xoj
This is the residual aftermath.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) July 6, 2018
You were part of that administration, Susan. And second of all, Susan, you’ve got a hell of a lot of nerve throwing around the “outrageous and shameful” card. You know you’re Susan Rice, don’t you? The same Susan Rice who dishonored the dead by lying to Americans’ faces after the Benghazi attacks?
Susan you lost any moral standing you might have had
— mymanjaco (@smartbassist) July 5, 2018
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