From Newsgroup: nz.general
On Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:37:16 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D|Oliveiro
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ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
He served in the US Marines for 7 years. His service record was
exemplary. He was told he would get US citizenship. He even voted a
few times. Then he discovered he had no such thing ><https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-born-us-marines-soldier-denied-citizenship-now-faces-deportation/SOCN74VYI5AADKE76CBOKNEJSY/>:
A federal judge ruled that, despite Canton signing up for military
service during the conflict, he did not qualify for citizenship
because the conflict had ended by the time he entered active duty,
according to a report by Military.com.
The only surprise here is that the Marines allowed a foreign-born
applicant with no evidence of US citizenship to join up.
I have first-hand experience of how people not born in the USA can
become US citizens. I transferred to the USA with my US-based employer
on a Business Visa with the right to gain a green-card and transition
to USA citizenship. I know first hand what it is like to live in the
USA, and ultimately chose to return to NZ (a right the US Government
required when granting a B Visa). When it comes to armed forces
recruits and any other number of roles in authority (including elected
roles) proof of citizenship is a not-negotiable requirement.
In a world of post "9/11" this has got harder, as would be expected.
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