AZ HCM2001

Urges Congress to introduce and adopt the military service portions of the DREAM Act to allow qualified undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. before age 16 to serve in the armed forces.

Highlights the case of PFC Silvestre S. Herrera, an Arizona soldier who received the Medal of Honor in 1945 after losing both legs in combat in France, despite not being a U.S. citizen at the time of enlistment.

Proposes that young people of good character brought to the country by their parents before age 16 and who are high school graduates should be permitted to enlist in the military and receive U.S. citizenship upon honorable discharge after at least three years of service.

Notes that under current immigration laws, individuals like PFC Herrera would be prohibited from military service and could face deportation, preventing them from serving their country.

Directs the Arizona Secretary of State to transmit copies of the memorial to the U.S. President, Speaker of the House, Senate President, and all Arizona members of Congress.