That's messed up.

If these guys don't deserve to be granted citizenship, then none of us have any more right to the honor.

Bush's broken promises hit war vets

February 24, 2008

PressTV

US President George W. Bush sparks an outcry after breaking promises to grant citizenship to the immigrant members of the US military.

According to the New York Times, the Department of Defense and the Citizenship and Immigration Services are refusing to consider pending citizenship applications of more than 7,200 service members.

"If what I have done for this country is not enough for me to be a citizen, then I don't know what is," said former Marine Abdool Habibullah, a Guyanese immigrant who has been waiting for a citizenship since he returned from Iraq in 2005.

“I've pretty much given up on finding out where my paperwork is, what's gone wrong, what happened to it,” he added.

After the September 11 attacks, Bush signed an administrative order which allowed non-citizens on active duty to apply for citizenship. The broken promises have infuriated migratory affairs lawyers and congressional officials.

“These are men and women who are risking their lives for us,” said Democrat Sen. for New York Charles Schumer.

“They've met all the requirements for citizenship, they have certainly proved their commitment to our country, and yet they could lose their lives while waiting for a bureaucratic snafu to untangle,” he concluded.