Illinois House Bill 3751 only allows non-citizens who are eligible to work in the U.S. and are authorized to possess firearms under federal law to become police officers. Contrary to confusion on social media, the bill does not extend this right to all non-citizens or those who are not legally allowed to work in the country.

The text in one Facebook post reads: “Illinois Governor signs bill allowing illegals to become police officers. This state continues to reward bad behavior. How is any law enforcement agency going to complete a thorough background check on someone here illegally? They CAN’T!”

“Illinois Governor signs bill allowing illegal aliens to become police officers and arrest US citizens,” reads another post (here).

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