...allows non-U.S. Citizens to become police officers

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State Senator Nancy Skinner says she introduced the bill when she heard about police departments unable to hire non-citizens who were otherwise qualified.


U.S. citizenship has long been a presumed condition of employment for sworn police officers. Most states make it an explicit requirement. One of them is California. But now the majority Democrats in the state legislature are working to remove that condition. State Senator Nancy Skinner says she introduced the bill when she heard about police departments unable to hire non-citizens who were otherwise qualified.

The bill is aimed at non-citizens who have the legal right to work here, such as permanent residents who haven't naturalized or people who came illegally as children but now have work permission under the DACA program. The California Police Chiefs Association supports the change. Like chiefs across the country, they're struggling to find enough new recruits.

But some opponents doubt that this is really about staffing. The immigration restriction group Californians for Population Stabilization calls this an effort to, quote, "blur the lines between citizens and non-citizens." Others oppose the bill on philosophical grounds - for instance, Republican State Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh.

 

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they need to pass a law that all cops need to have a bachelors degree
 

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The fukk? At least make naturalization a requirement… the fukk is wrong with Cali? Newsom better veto that shyt…

Either your a citizen or permanent resident/naturalized that’s it
 

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The fukk? At least make naturalization a requirement… the fukk is wrong with Cali? Newsom better veto that shyt…

Either your a citizen or permanent resident/naturalized that’s it
a permanent resident is a noncitizen. there is no slash.

and like @get these nets pointed out, permanent residents (non-citizens) can serve in the military.
 

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a permanent resident is a noncitizen. there is no slash.

and like @get these nets pointed out, permanent residents (non-citizens) can serve in the military.
Oh ok but they are vetted and verified and legally able to work in the US? Well I guess if they can serve in the military then they can be cops… Both go hand in hand anyway
 

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Oh ok but they are vetted and verified and legally able to work in the US? Well I guess if they can serve in the military then they can be cops… Both go hand in hand anyway
yeah, you didn't read it ... "The bill is aimed at non-citizens who have the legal right to work here"
 

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a permanent resident is a noncitizen. there is no slash.

and like @get these nets pointed out, permanent residents (non-citizens) can serve in the military.

Imagine getting pulled over and arrested by a Russian national in Miami. :dead:

Fighting and dying to possibly gain citizenship through the military is one thing. Letting foreign nationals police Americans is a joke.
 

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Imagine getting pulled over and arrested by a Russian national in Miami. :dead:

Fighting and dying to possibly gain citizenship through the military is one thing. Letting foreign nationals police Americans is a joke.
that's possible now. a naturalized russian is just a permanent resident who decided that after 5 years they want to pursue citizenship. getting sworn in doesn't change who you are.
 
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