RE: National Service
February 9, 2017 at 11:23 am
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2017 at 11:24 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 9, 2017 at 11:17 am)ukatheist Wrote: My mistake then, I was under the impression that you guys did most of that stuff 'in house'. But going back to the previous point, as, in most cases non-citizens aren't permitted to work for the civil service, the question of a non-citizen earning citizenship through it is a moot point.Sounds more like a native jobs program than a national service, to me, but I'm admittedly biased by a different approach to national service that exists here in my country.
Quote:It's an interesting idea, but unlikely, we don't have a great track record on either refugees or being quick to give citizenship to people who really should get it (see Ghurkas).
Took us a few hundred years to enfranchise native born americans...so, glass houses..lol.
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