Yes they should earn it. I'm talking about the that people sneaking across our Mexican border should be enlisted in the military. And while we're on the subject they should speak the damned language if they're going to live in our country (legally or otherwise). I went into Lowes last week and all the damned signs are now in both English and Spanish.
Don't try to pick a fight where there isn't one. We're not talking about WWII and your grandparents. We're talking about right here and now in this country in 2005 and it's a very different situation.