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New Illinois Law Allowing Non-Citizens To Join Police Force Is Denounced as ‘Madness’

The new law would allow DACA ‘dreamers,’ who came to America illegally, to join the force, which currently has more than 1,500 vacancies, according to one report.

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Governor Pritzker of Illinois participates in a debate at the WGN9 studios, October 18, 2022, at Chicago. AP/Charles Rex Arbogast, file
NATALIE KAHN
NATALIE KAHN

Governor Pritzker of Illinois and state lawmakers are coming under fire for a bill the governor recently signed that would enable non-citizens, including immigrants who came to America illegally, to become police officers.

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NATALIE KAHN
NATALIE KAHN

Ms. Kahn graduated in 2023 from Harvard College, where she was an associate editor and reporter for the Harvard Crimson. She covered issues of political discourse and diversity, as well as the Harvard Faculty beat.

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