Critics slammed the law allowing eligible foreign nationals to become
police officers as 'madness'

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D., signed a bill into law that allows non-
U.S. citizens to become police officers in the state, angering critics who
slammed the idea of foreigners arresting American citizens as "a
fundamentally bad idea."

Illinois House Bill 3751 will no longer require U.S. citizenship as a
qualification to become a police officer in the state. The bill was signed
by the Democrat governor on Friday and will go into effect on January 1,
2024, despite facing heavy opposition from GOP lawmakers and prominent
police groups.

The bill "provides that an individual who is not a citizen but is legally
authorized to work in the United States under federal law is authorized to
apply for the position of police officer, subject to all requirements and
limitations, other than citizenship, to which other applicants are
subject," HB3751 reads, adding that non-U.S. citizens must be able to
obtain, carry, purchase, or otherwise possess a firearm under federal law
to apply for the job.

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Immigrants who remain in the country under the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Act, are also entitled to apply for a position
to join law enforcement, the bill states.

Federal law currently forbids non-U.S. citizens to serve as police
officers and deputies.

Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, a Republican, voiced her outrage over the new
law on Twitter over the weekend, writing that "no sane state would allow
foreign nationals to arrest their citizens."

"At 5 p.m. yesterday, when no one was paying attention, Pritzker signed a
bill to allow illegal immigrants to become police officers, giving non-
citizens the power to arrest citizens in our state," she tweeted. "No sane
state would allow foreign nationals to arrest their citizens, this is
madness!"

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., tweeted following news of the bill's
passing, "In the state of Illinois, illegals can now become police
officers. Yes, you heard that right."

"People who are breaking the law by their presence here can now arrest
American citizens. You know the other blue states are watching and getting
ready to implement this idea as soon as they can!" she continued. "We
either address this border crisis or allow our country to descend further
into a Leftist dystopia."

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The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) also condemned the bill after it
passed in the Democratic-controlled state House earlier this month.

"What message does this legislation send when it allows people who do not
have legal status to become the enforcers of our laws?" the group said in
a statement to ABC20. "This is a potential crisis of confidence in law
enforcement at a time when our officers need all the public confidence
they can get."

In May, Illinois Republican state Senator Chapin Rose slammed the bill as
"a fundamentally bad idea."

"I don't care where this individual is from�Australia. They should not be
able to arrest a United States citizen on United States soil," the Daily
Wire reported.

Democratic Rep. Barbara Hernandez, who sponsored the bill, defended the
measure as a "natural progression" of the 2021 federal decision to allow
some undocumented immigrants to work as healthcare workers and military
members, CBS News reported.

Pritzker defended the bill in a press conference Monday, arguing that the
legislation would be limited to individuals who are legally allowed to
work in the United States and who are legally allowed to possess firearms,
NBC Chicago reported. As for criticism from Republicans, Pritzker said
they are misinterpreting the language of the bill.

"I am tired of the right-wing twisting things," he said. "They put it on
Facebook, they tell lies. There are people out there that think we�re just
allowing anybody to become a police officer. That�s just not accurate."

The bill comes as Illinois grapples with statewide police shortages amid
recruitment and retention challenges. In March 2022, Chicago Police
Department staffing numbers reached the lowest in recent history, causing
the department to loosen its recruitment requirements by waiving the
minimum 60 college credits for certain candidates and offering online
testing opportunities.

The bill is one of several controversial measures signed into law by
Pritzker over the weekend. A separate bill championed by the governor
empowers the state attorney general to crack down on pregnancy centers
that use "deceptive tactics" to divert women seeking an abortion to
alternate care offered by their programs.

Critics of the law have noted ambiguity surrounding what exactly will
define deception or misinformation under the new law, expressing concern
that the government could use that vagueness to unfairly target pro-life
pregnancy centers. Lawsuits have already been filed to challenge the law,
with the Thomas More Society, a nonprofit law firm, suing the state of
Illinois.

madinmadison448
5 hours ago

"Federal law currently forbids non-U.S. citizens to serve as police
officers and deputies." So governors are free to make up their own laws
now, whether or not they are in direct conflict with federal law? Dual
tier justice system at work again--one for Democrats, and one for
Republicans. God help us if the next election doesn't bring us a
Republican president and a host of Republican Congressmen/women. It's
getting to the point that Congress has to challenge every Democrat law all
the way up to the Supreme Court in order to maintain our American way of
life.

AmericaTheGreat0001
4 minutes ago

Thank God for the Fed's.

seekingnormalcy
2 minutes ago

Dems have learned to steal elections. It will never be the same. Civil war
is the only answer. Between Beetlejuice and Babar the elephant as leaders
in Illinois the people will get what they vote for. Thats why people live
in Illinois. Dem run, dems the way.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-gov-pritzker-allows-non-us-
citizens-become-police-officers-new-law-fundamentally-bad-idea

Peetle Juice wrote:
> Critics slammed the law allowing eligible foreign nationals to become
> police officers as 'madness'

So true. It will steal recruits from the Army.

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