Veteran Reps Support Exempting Iraqis Aiding U.S. Military From Immigration Ban
BY: Morgan Chalfant
January 30, 2017 5:49 pm
Two Republican veterans in Congress are signaling their support for Iraqis aiding the U.S. military to be exempted from the Trump administration's immigration ban.
Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.), an Air Force veteran, and Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.), a Marine veteran, sent a letter to President Donald Trump expressing "strong support for the request of Secretary of Defense James Mattis to exempt military interpreters, aides, and other allies who risked their lives alongside U.S. personnel in Iraq" from his executive order on immigration.
The Pentagon said earlier Monday that it was compiling a list of Iraqis that have tangibly aided the U.S. military to be recommended for exemption from Trump's executive order, at the request of the White House.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/veteran-reps-support-exempting-iraqis-aiding-military-trump-immigration-ban/
