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| Title | Article: Army Extends Immigrant Recruiting |
| Body | From http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigrant-recruits4-2009may04,0,5078748,full.story Army extends immigrant recruiting: Pilot program seeks to boost the ranks of language and healthcare specialists by offering citizenship. By Alexandra Zavis and Andrew Becker May 4, 2009 Starting today, 10 Los Angeles-area Army recruiting offices will begin taking applications from some foreigners who are here on temporary visas or who have been granted asylum. In all, the pilot program, which was launched in New York in February, seeks to enlist 1,000 military recruits with special language and medical skills, most of whom will join the Army. Response to the program has exceeded expectations, drawing applications from more than 7,000 people around the country, many of them highly educated, defense officials said. Read the full article at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigrant-recruits4-2009may04,0,5078748,full.story . |
| Source | Los Angeles Times |
| Inputdate | 2009-05-10 10:01:45 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-05-10 10:01:45 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-05-11 00:00:00 |
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