We Can Handle the Truth

ByDonna McAleer

Lt. Dan Choi and I co-authored an article published in The Daily Beast and Global Grind that gender and orientation are not relevant to the military mission. A soldier is a soldier. Despite a persistent “macho” mythos, it is becoming clear that neither gender nor sexual orientation is directly pertinent to a soldier’s ability to do their job. The reality is that women and gays are everywhere on the battlefield. Both gender and sexual orientation are indistinguishable to the enemy. Read the article in the Daily Beast

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    Cost of Doing Nothing On Immigration Reform

    ByDonna McAleer

    The stonewalling on immigration exemplifies the political dysfunction and grandstanding in Washington that is tying our government up in knots. In June 2013, the U.S. Senate passed SB 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive bill reforming the immigration system. The bill passed 68 to 32 with Sen. Orrin Hatch supporting it and Sen. Mike Lee opposed. While the bill has good and bad points (it’s a compromise!), it is a step in the right direction. But, while the Senate acted, the House dithered. I repeat: the House dithered.

    The Utah Compact, signed in November 2010, established Utah as an immigration leader and should serve as a national model. Most undocumented workers are hard workers who contribute to our economy. They are here for the most noble of reasons: to seek a better quality of life for their families. Their path to residence and citizenship should be simple, straightforward and direct.

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  3. Sorry I could not make Dan's speech here in Salt Lake last night, but I did get a chance to listen to him on the Moth podcast. Wow, quite an impressive young man that I wish was still serving and protecting our 'collective' freedoms. I don't get the controversy and find it embarrassing that President Obama has yet to repeal this outdated, ineffective and detrimental policy. Let good Men and Women who want to serve – serve.

  4. Sorry I could not make Dan's speech here in Salt Lake last night, but I did get a chance to listen to him on the Moth podcast. Wow, quite an impressive young man that I wish was still serving and protecting our 'collective' freedoms. I don't get the controversy and find it embarrassing that President Obama has yet to repeal this outdated, ineffective and detrimental policy. Let good Men and Women who want to serve – serve.

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