California to Allow Non-U.S. Citizens Become Police Officers

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by daniel_g 2 hours ago

A new law in the state of California changed qualification requirements to become a police officer.

The legislation, that went into effect in 2023, will allow non-U.S. citizens to become police officers in the state.

Now, anyone who can legally work in the state under federal law, can be a police officer, regardless of citizenship.

California authorities claim the law helps them increase hiring numbers to combat skyrocketing crime across the state.

State Senator Nancy Skinner (D) is the author of Senate Bill 960, which changed the requirement.

“When you look at California’s rules, almost every other profession, lawyers, doctors… even firefighters… are able to be part of that profession as long as they have full legal authorization, full federal legal work authorization. It was only our sworn officers we restricted that way,” said Skinner.

“Ironically in the military, you could be an officer in the military, and you could not be a peace officer in California. So that’s why we felt it was totally right to fix the rule.”

https://welovetrump.com/2023/01/15/california-to-allow-non-u-s-citizens-become-police-officers/