The Outrage Over the Outrage in Illinois
Are U.S. citizens bigoted for wanting to be policed only by other U.S. citizens?
By George Fishman on August 4, 2023
The Illinois House and Senate passed, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law, HB3751, legislation allowing non-citizens, including illegal alien beneficiaries of the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) quasi-amnesty, to be employed as police officers and deputy sheriffs in Illinois.
Where Is the Outrage? Everywhere!
My college Elizabeth Jacobs has examined whether the law actually does what it seems to have been designed to do. But regardless of that question, the new law has generated outrage over the fact that it intends to allow non-citizens to be employed as police officers and deputy sheriffs. For instance:
Illinois State Rep. Chris Miller bemoaned that allowing non-citizens to arrest and detain citizens is disgraceful, and completely erodes the foundation of our Republic”.
U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) warned that the bill is “giving non-citizens the power to arrest citizens in our state. No sane state would allow foreign nationals to arrest their citizens, this is madness!”
Illinois State Sen. Chapin Rose dismissed the bill as “a fundamentally bad idea ... . [Non-citizens] should not be able to arrest a United States citizen on United States soil.”
Former Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson proclaimed that it “defies common sense that non-citizens should be arresting and detaining legal citizens”.
This outrage generated counter-outrage. For instance, regarding Mary Miller:
“Mary Miller is a Nazi.” (Hamish1963)
“Had no idea who Mary Miller was until today and then looked her up. What sorry excuse for a human.” (PyrrhaFan)
“[Mary Miller] is a literal card carrying fascist.” (BroodFox)
