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  • registered

    retired OC coach

    Member since 10/17/2018.

    183 posts. Last post 1 week ago.
    2 years ago 07/28/2023 10:05am EDT
    re: bruhhh

    At present the path to citizenship through military service is blocked for DACA individuals like L. Grijalva. Although several international athletes have used that path to gain US Citizenship, "Dreamers" are barred from serving in the military. A path could be made if Congress passes HR 1451 - "The Fight for the American Dream Act" proposed by Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) and Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) in March of 2023 which would create a pathway for DACA individuals to join and serve in the United States military.

  • Gutf

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 07/28/2023 1:05pm EDT
    re: Harrier1

    Harrier1 wrote:

    By your reasoning, Russian athletes shouldn’t be competing.

    Apparently almost no one on this board agrees with you…

    Russian athletes shouldn’t be competing.

  • factchecker238

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 07/28/2023 5:08pm EDT
    re: ynj

    ynj wrote:

    He should lay in the bed he made. If his country is not participating, he represents his country. Be part of the solution, not the problem.

    most downvotes ever in a post?

  • that's it?

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 07/28/2023 6:00pm EDT
    re: low stick

    low stick wrote:

    ynj wrote:

    He should lay in the bed he made. If his country is not participating, he represents his country. Be part of the solution, not the problem.

    this is probably the dumbest post of the week

    week?

  • registered

    runnER/DR

    Member since 11/02/2016.

    2,120 posts. Last post 3 weeks ago.
    2 years ago 07/29/2023 3:15am EDT
    re: daca

    daca wrote:

    ynj wrote:

    Don't be stupid. He could have been a citizen of the US like my parents did.

    Pretty sure Luis was brought to the US as a child and was undocumented. He is able to stay in the US because he's a part of the DACA program. So it's actually the US's problem for not giving him citizenship.

    You seriously believe he would chose to represent the US if he was a citizen? That's crazy. It's far harder to make a US team.

    Also, he could easily be a US citizen if he wanted. Cakewalk. It clearly benefits him to have Guatemalan citizenship at this point.

    Guarantee as soon as he retires he'll take the US citizenship.

  • registered

    I am Sam

    Member since 07/05/2019.

    4,500 posts. Last post 1 day ago.
    2 years ago 07/29/2023 4:31am EDT
    re: Kvothe

    Kvothe wrote:

    Luis G had ample warning of what was going on if he had wanted to change nationalities.

    The country doesn't get invite from IOC and posters make it into a political discussion about the US and changing nationality.

    Why should there be a need fo any person to change nationalities from the country of birth simply for things their govt or committees do? If that's the case, everyone with an issue or impediment due to birth country should just leave and go to the US? Huh

    In any case, there is precedent for having neutral athletes.

  • OXYRUNR

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 07/29/2023 5:58am EDT
    re: ynj

    Your post makes no sense...

  • registered

    brah

    Member since 06/08/2022.

    571 posts. Last post 3 weeks ago.
    2 years ago 07/29/2023 9:36am EDT
    re: OXYRUNR

    there r some brain damaged ppl on here brah

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