Chicago Alderman Anthony Napolitano slammed a new Illinois law allowing non-citizens to become police officers, arguing the law wasn't enacted with the 'best intention.'
Police officers attend a Chicago Police Department promotion and graduation ceremony on Oct. 20, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois.
"I took the test in 1997. One of the questions I had to answer is if I am a citizen. What else are they going to remove from the standards of these tests? Are they going to remove the required education level that you're supposed to have? If so, think of the thousands and thousands of Illinois folks that took these tests that did not get on the job because of that," Napolitano said.
The new law has prompted outrage from conservatives and critics alike, despite Pritzker defending the change as limited to individuals who are legally allowed to work in the United States and who are legally allowed to possess firearms, NBC Chicago reported.
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