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SUMMARY:History Associates Talk : Alfredo Gonzalez | "An American Promise: 20th Century US Military Naturalization."
DESCRIPTION:Assistant Professor of Political Science at UCSB\, Alfredo Gonzalez will speak on “An American Promise: 20th Century US Military Naturalization.” \nDespite widespread recognition that modern social welfare programs stem from the protections pledged to war veterans\, commitments from Congress to naturalize immigrant service members and veterans are absent in debates on the military social safety net. Legal historians have shown that after World War I\, veterans’ organizations were instrumental in pressuring Congress to grant citizenship to racially ineligible war veterans\, but we know less about whether veterans’ organizations have since considered naturalization a military benefit worth protecting. I explore the boundaries of military social welfare between WWI and the War on Terror\, when military naturalization policy significantly changed from guaranteeing legal citizenship to merely expediting an immigrant’s ability to apply for naturalization. Understanding the development of military naturalization policy and its relationship to military welfare requires tracing how the process unfolded to reveal the extent\, if at all\, decision makers and veterans view political incorporation as part of the repertoire of protected benefits. \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://history.ucsb.edu/events/history-associates-talk-alfredo-gonzalez-an-american-promise-20th-century-us-military-naturalization/
LOCATION:Vista Del Monte\, 3775 Modoc Rd\, Santa Barbara\, 3775 Modoc Rd.\, Santa Barbara
CATEGORIES:History Associates,Public Lecture
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