Latinos — New Age Cannon Fodder? | Latinos for America

““The war is being paid for with the lives of young Latinos, many of whom went to Iraq under force or deception,” Fernando Suárez, leader of ”Guerrero Azteca” (Aztec Warrior), a movement that demands the United States withdraw its troops from the Middle East.

Now more than ever, the unjust war in Iraq is a Latino issue. Recently there has been a sharp rise in the number of Latinos who have died during the occupation of Iraq. Of the 135,000 troops presently fighting in Iraq, roughly 22 percent are of Latino descent. Many Latinos sign up for military service because they are enticed by the promise of citizenship, credit and funding for university education. As a patriotic measure, the US Department of Defense has granted US citizenship status to fallen soldiers, posthumously.”

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