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What Next: Would You Join the Army for US Citizenship?

What Next: Would You Join the Army for US Citizenship?

FromSlate Daily Feed


What Next: Would You Join the Army for US Citizenship?

FromSlate Daily Feed

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2023
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Podcast episode

Description

To shore up sagging enrollment, the U.S. military is doing what American industry does—looking to immigrants to fill out their numbers. Once a faster way to citizenship, serving in the armed forces has become another place where being an immigrant can carry harsh penalties—and can instead be a step on the way to deportation.

Guest: Sofya Aptekar, associate professor of urban studies, school of labor and urban studies, CUNY. Author of Green Card Soldier: Between Model Immigrant and Security Threat

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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther with help from Laura Spencer.
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Jun 29, 2023
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