nhboy
Ubi bene ibi patria
"Waiting years to get US citizenship can be frustrating, especially if you have been risking your life for the country in Iraq.
In 2002, before the US invasion of Iraq, George Bush, the US president, promised to fast-track naturalisation applications for immigrants who serve in the military.
But despite that promise, security measures introduced since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and bureaucratic mix-ups are delaying service members from receiving their citizenship.
Abdool Habibullah filed his application in September 2005, after returning from a tour of duty in Iraq. The 27-year-old immigrant from Guyana is still waiting.
"Why?" asks the former marine, who still has his military style haircut and pressed T-shirts.
"Why should someone who served in the military in a time of combat - put their life on the line - why should I have to wait for citizenship?"
Al Jazeera English - News - Us Immigrant Veterans' New Battle
In 2002, before the US invasion of Iraq, George Bush, the US president, promised to fast-track naturalisation applications for immigrants who serve in the military.
But despite that promise, security measures introduced since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and bureaucratic mix-ups are delaying service members from receiving their citizenship.
Abdool Habibullah filed his application in September 2005, after returning from a tour of duty in Iraq. The 27-year-old immigrant from Guyana is still waiting.
"Why?" asks the former marine, who still has his military style haircut and pressed T-shirts.
"Why should someone who served in the military in a time of combat - put their life on the line - why should I have to wait for citizenship?"
Al Jazeera English - News - Us Immigrant Veterans' New Battle
