GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS CLARIFYING A NEW STATE LAW THAT LETS SOME NON-CITIZENS BECOME A POLICE OFFICER IN ILLINOIS. 

GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, THE LAW HE SIGNED LAST WEEK DOES NOT LET ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BECOME COPS.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS ONLY NON-CITIZENS WHO ARE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U-S UNDER FEDERAL LAW WOULD BE ELIGIBLE AND POINTS OUT THAT THIS IS THE SAME CATEGORY OF PEOPLE THAT CAN ALREADY SERVE IN THE U-S MILITARY. CRITICS SAY THE LAW IS A “BREACH OF DEMOCRACY.”

THE LAW ALSO APPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS ALLOWED IN THE U-S UNDER THE DACA PROGRAM. IT TAKES EFFECT JANUARY FIRST.