Lodge Act
The Lodge Act is an American law introduced by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. and ratified in 1951. It is a special regulation of the American immigration law . According to it, soldiers who were exposed to political persecution in their home countries could be granted American citizenship immediately if they were ready to serve in the US armed forces . The law expired in 1959.
The military showed no interest in major recruiting of foreigners, with the exception of the Special Forces . President Dwight Eisenhower told Time Magazine in 1951 : "When Rome went out and hired mercenary soldiers, Rome fell."
Web links
- Lodge Act at coldwar.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Time Magazine, April 2, 1951, at time.com , accessed January 17, 2009
- ↑ James Jay Carafano: Mobilizing Europe's Stateless at fas.harvard.edu/ (PDF; 87 kB), accessed on January 17, 2009