Illinois Gov. Pritzker allows non-US citizens to become police officers with new law: 'Fundamentally bad idea'
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.
Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, a Republican, voiced her outrage.
"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!"
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.
Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, a Republican, voiced her outrage.
"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!"
Illinois Gov. Pritzker allows non-US citizens to become police officers with new law: 'Fundamentally bad idea'
Illinois's Democrat Governor Pritzker will now allow non-U.S. citizens to join law enforcement in Illinois despite heavy opposition from Republican lawmakers and police groups.
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