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Wonder Why

(6,879 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:37 PM 21 hrs ago

Florida Marine Veteran to Leave US After Long Citizenship Battle

https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2026/03/12/florida-marine-veteran-leave-us-after-long-citizenship-battle.html?ESRC=mr_260316.nl]

A sad day for veterans.

After fighting for almost a decade to gain U.S. citizenship, time is running out for Marine Corps veteran Paul Canton.

He’ll likely be deported soon back to his native New Zealand, despite serving in the U.S. military for seven years, and building a life in Central Florida for more than 25 years.


Semper Fi from a USAF vet. My country makes me cry.

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Florida Marine Veteran to Leave US After Long Citizenship Battle (Original Post) Wonder Why 21 hrs ago OP
This is just shameful. And this man LOVES (maybe LOVED now...) the US. CurtEastPoint 21 hrs ago #1
So fucked up... 2naSalit 21 hrs ago #2
I fear... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #3
GiqueCee, you're probably right. But I don't fear it. It's possible littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #4
I must be missing something Seinan Sensei 18 hrs ago #5
These evil thugs... GiqueCee 7 hrs ago #6
Neither of my grandfathers were yet citizens when they joined the Navy at the turn of the 19th to 20th century. Wonder Why 1 hr ago #7

2naSalit

(102,244 posts)
2. So fucked up...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 06:10 PM
21 hrs ago

But the silver lining here is that he's going to New Zealand which is far better than a lot of places he could end up.

littlemissmartypants

(33,015 posts)
4. GiqueCee, you're probably right. But I don't fear it. It's possible
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:37 PM
18 hrs ago

Such could result in salvation for many years.

Seinan Sensei

(1,522 posts)
5. I must be missing something
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:51 PM
18 hrs ago

There’s an estimated 24,000 non-citizens serving as active-duty U.S. military.
And there’s an estimated 5000 noncitizens who join yearly

GiqueCee

(4,045 posts)
6. These evil thugs...
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:02 AM
7 hrs ago

... aren't interested in drug dealers or criminals of any sort. Oh, they started out mouthing those goals, but their real intention from the jump was to instill fear in everyone. That's been clearly stated in Russell Vought's obscene bible, Project 2025. This is state-sponsored terrorism; there's no other word for it, and even if we don't get beat up or murdered on our own street, we will live in constant fear of it, and that's their gold ring on this carousel of cruelty. Constantly terrified people are easier to control. Until they aren't.
There's going to be a lot more bloodshed before this is over, and a desperate psychopath like Trump is capable of anything. Don't ever forget that, and only deluded fools dismiss it.

Wonder Why

(6,879 posts)
7. Neither of my grandfathers were yet citizens when they joined the Navy at the turn of the 19th to 20th century.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:25 PM
1 hr ago

One 1900-1904. The other 1904-1929. They cared enough about their new country and were willing to give it their all. We native born don't always appreciate how much it means to be an American.

Or is it that you don't understand why our stupid leaders care so little about those who care so much? I can agree, wholeheartedly, with that thought.

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