President Obama on Thursday directed federal agencies to do a better job making sure immigrants who serve in the U.S. military and their families have access to benefits and other assistance for which they are eligible.
Despite the efforts of the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs to help provide services and opportunities to those service members and military families interacting with the immigration system (including foreign-born residents and naturalized citizens), there are still “barriers” to that aid, said the Dec. 22 memorandum from Obama.
