A new Illinois law will soon allow non-citizens, such as legal permanent residents and DACA recipients, who are legally authorized to possess firearms under federal law to become police officers and deputy sheriffs.
A new Illinois law has become a flashpoint in the culture wars with figures like Florida Gov.
State Rep. Barbara Hernandez , who sponsored the bill, said amid the recent contention there’s been “a lot of misinformation.” “There’s a lot of people that are retiring and not joining the force,” Hernandez said. “There’s a big pool of individuals that want to. … Allowing them to apply, and hopefully they qualify as they go through the testing, that would be a great opportunity for both them and the police departments to fill in those gaps.”with all Republicans voting in favor, and it passed 100-7 in the state Senate. Still, there’s been a wave of contention on both the national and state level.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, who represents Illinois’ 15th District, wrote on social media that the bill will “
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