'Ready to die for my new country': Gaining quick citizenship in combat boots
Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 12:00
in Mathematics & Economics
This story is part of NBC News’ series “Immigration Nation,” an in-depth examination of immigration in America.A wartime edict to entice immigrants to join the military in exchange for rapid naturalization has created 83,000 new American citizens. But one critic worries the initiative will become permanent — or perhaps even expand — essentially outsourcing more U.S. combat jobs and, he argues, inj...