New California Law Allows Non-U.S. Citizens To Become Police Officers

CBS8 ^ | 01/12/24 | Marcella Lee

[Enlightened1]

SAN DIEGO — With the new year, comes new state laws, including one that changed the qualifications to become a police officer in California.

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

CBS 8 cleared up some misconceptions about the new law by going directly to the State Senator who wrote the bill, and we talked with the San Diego Police Officers Association about their concerns.

“The San Diego Police Department has lost over 500 officers since July of 2020. That's drastic. We need everyone we can to be able to be a police officer. However, we are not in favor of reducing the requirements and lowering the standards,” said Sgt. Jared Wilson, speaking as President and on behalf of the San Diego Police Officer's Association.

Wilson said they do have concerns about the new California law that changed the qualifications to become a police officer in the state.

Prior to Jan. 1, 2023, you had to be a United States citizen or permanent resident to qualify for the job.

Now, that's no longer the case. Anyone who is legally authorized to work in the state of California, under federal law, with the proper green card or visa, is eligible to become a police officer.

[Skywise]

So the democrats continue their push to disenfranchise actual Americans

[FlingWingFlyer]

A foreigner tries to stop, detain and arrest me, well.... I’m not as sympathetic to their cowardly refugeness as the man-bun boyz in Cauliphonya are.

[T.B. Yoits]

Wait until the first one gets charged with a capital crime.

A foreigner, in uniform, murdering a U.S. citizen.

That will go over well.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Cauliphonya seems to have run out of men and testosterone. They need Jose to babysit them.

[Leaning Right]

I’ve seen this movie before. The declining and corrupt Roman Empire thought it was a swell idea to recruit barbarians into the legions. That worked until it didn’t.

[NWFree]

You would think there should be something illegal about this but libtards don’t exactly follow the law

[GOPJ]

The hellhole keeps digging - keeps getting deeper.

[ken in texas]

In California he might get a commendation if the U.S. citizen was wearing a MAGA hat.

[GOPJ]

A person breaks the law to get here, then California rewards the person with a law enforcement job?

Why not just empty out the prisons and make American criminals into police officers?

What could go wrong?

[GOPJ]

A person breaks the law to get here, then California rewards the person with a law enforcement job?

Why not just empty out the prisons and make American criminals into police officers?

What could go wrong? Soon: MORE PEOPLE LEAVING CA FOR RED STATES.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I think California ran out of American males.

[frank ballenger]

Can they gather at the Chinese police stations?

6 more illegal Chinese police stations allegedly operating in US.
FOX 26 Houston
Apr 19, 2023 — A new report, however, now alleges more covert locations may exist in the U.S., including Houston.

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Crack down on illegal Chinese police stations in the US
The Hill
May 18, 2023 — According to one assessment, at least 102 known or suspected Chinese overseas police stations are currently active in 53 countries.

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China has denied that the stations engage in any foreign interference.

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[Steely Tom]

Why not allow non-citizens to establish their own military bases ?

[NWFree]

An illegal isn’t even qualified for a citizen’s arrest screw them!

[bigdaddy45]

My father was never a U.S. citizen, yet he was drafted into the U.S. Army.

[Bullish]

Dammit No!

[Skywise]

Isn’t that what happened in a clockwork orange?

[OHPatriot]

So, will LEOs in California be considered as “Foreign ENEMY Combatants?”

Police Unions must be LOVIN’ this idea from Californication. Maybe New Yawk will be next.

[Boomer]

Pretty hard to imagine a more idiotic thing to do with any police force in the USA.