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Mural by Hector Ponce off 7th street one block west of Alvarado in Los Angeles - - a primarily working class and working poor latino neighborhood adjacent to the downtown high rises. The title of the mural translated to English is "The Last Kiss." It seems a particularly poignant post as the U.S. withdraws from Iraq leaving so many dead behind.

This neighborhood is full of immigrants. Legal immigrants can serve in the military but receive no guarantee of U.S. citizenship while in the military or when leaving. They also do not receive any guarantee that their visa for U.S. residence will be extended. As a result, serving military can have their families deported while they are in service. The military, to my knowledge, does not provide them with free legal services for these issues.
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*djailledie Mar 11, 2012
Very interesting policy! Serving in the military is then considered as a regular job, and not a job serving YOUR country. I am not aware of anything similar. We have the Foreign Legion, that will provide you citizenship, and literally a new identity, but that's a unique case. Otherwise, to serve, you have to be citizen.

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$makepictures Mar 12, 2012
Many countries permit foreign nationals to serve in their military and in the days of conscription permanent residents (citizens or not) could be drafted. Britain did this, the United States did so, certainly the former Soviet Union and I believe Germany as well. Please don't take this the wrong way, but the notion that you have to be French to defend France is..... a bit French. (I am a bit French since my mother was half French.) And let's not forget the make-up of colonial armies.

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*djailledie Mar 26, 2012
See how well educated I have been, by French school system.
You are very right about the colonial armies.

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$makepictures Mar 27, 2012
Moi aussi. I went to the Lycee Francais for five years first in Vienna and then in New York.

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*djailledie Apr 5, 2012
Here you go! And on my side, 3 of my kids did their elementary school in the US!

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~zedka Jan 6, 2012   Photographer
Nice shot, it's got very nice colors !
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~derbz Dec 23, 2011
So, they expect them to put their lives on the line in the military but potentially can't stay 'home' afterwards? that's ridiculous. I would have thought serving in the military would qualify for citizenship. Hopefully that rule will change
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$makepictures Dec 23, 2011
Agreed.

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*Skool4Psychs Dec 22, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
very moving piece
great photo ;)

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$makepictures Dec 22, 2011
Thanks for the appreciation.

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