U.S. Honors Veterans—Unless They’re the 'Wrong' Kind
While politicians wax poetic about supporting our troops, the reality for immigrants who served is often a one-way ticket out. Godfrey Wade, who served five years in the U.S. Army after coming to America from Jamaica at 12, found himself detained by ICE in 2018. This isn't an isolated incident; records show that hundreds of non-citizen veterans have been deported since 2013 alone, despite their
honorable service. This selective patriotism—deporting those who shed blood for the U.S. while simultaneously funding military-industrial complexes abroad—highlights how the 'honor' of service is conveniently applied. One might wonder if the same energy spent surveilling and detaining veterans like Wade could be redirected to, say, auditing the billions in aid sent overseas without a single
question of loyalty. Apparently, some lives are disposable, even after they've been put on the line for abstract national interests.