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Chris J. Karr's avatar

There WAS an attack on Oregon. This is a fascinating story:

"The plan was to firebomb the vast forests of America’s northwest in retaliation for the April 18, 1942, Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. The Japanese hoped their modest effort would torch millions of acres of trees and deprive the U.S. defense industry of tons of wood crucial to the war effort. The Americans would have to send thousands of troops to fight the fires."

"Nobuo Fujita, a veteran Japanese Navy pilot, advocated the attack and was given the honor of taking the war to the American home front."

"Twice he would fly his submarine-launched floatplane over the forests near Brookings, Ore., release his bombs and make his way to a rendezvous with the I-25 transport submarine waiting for him off the coast."

"Though Fujita did not know it at the time, nearly all the bombs fizzled. An alert student forest ranger stomped out one small flare-up. The wet forest floors took care of the rest."

https://www.stripes.com/history/2023-09-29/japanese-pilot-wwii-oregon-bombing-11526281.html

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

There was never an intent to grant citizenship to the offspring of tourists and illegals.

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SGman's avatar

Semi-related: going through a group of immigrants about to take their citizenship ceremony and telling them - after all the waiting and effort they put in - that their citizenship has been cancelled because of their country of origin.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

If they were not properly vetted, that's what should happen.

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SGman's avatar

They were literally at their ceremony. That means they were vetted and followed the process - the sort of thing you have specifically supported.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

You must have a specific report for this comment. Were they from countries where reliable vetting is impossible?

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