Tom Leivas is a specialist in bomb detection and bomb disposal and in using explosives. He is an expert in the results of the use of explosive devices. Tom is Latino/American, was a "dreamer" at one time who joined the military as a quid pro quo for citizenship. His recruiter followed through, as did Tom, and he got citizenship. In discussions with him, Tom told me some of the recruiters of Latino kids had no scruples, did not follow through. It led to the deportation of people with whom he served. Among many others he continues to fight for those men and women.
He took his exam after being tutored for the purpose, passed it and became a citizen of the U.S. while he served as a Combat Engineer in the Army. His training as a combat engineer taught him the rudiments of using explosives. He
