Cammack Introduces Bill Defunding Police Departments That Hire Illegal Aliens

Several states have allowed DACA recipients and illegal aliens to become law enforcement officers, a move Seattle also began implementing in June. In response, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) introduced a bill pulling federal funds from law enforcement agencies that fill their ranks with foreign nationals.

Police Magazine noted in June that Seattle's police force has shrunk to a record low of just over 900 members, with 424 patrol officers and over half of them eligible for retirement. DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) or "Dreamers" have historically been prohibited from serving in law enforcement despite being legally authorized to work in the United States, making the change noteworthy.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) further detailed in February how Colorado, California, and Illinois passed legislation allowing for illegal aliens to work in law enforcement, and both Wisconsin and Virginia were considering similar bills.

Rep. Cammack bashed these laws in her press release, saying, "It's unconscionable that we're even considering hiring aliens, including aliens who entered this country illegally, to serve in law enforcement. U.S. citizens should be responsible for enforcing the law, not foreign nationals."

Additionally, she blamed soft-on-crime and anti-police policies in blue states and municipalities for the drop in law enforcement numbers, adding that swelling the depleted ranks with illegal aliens is not the solution.

"I'm disappointed that in the face of widespread law enforcement officer shortages across the country—due in part to the recklessness of Democrat leaders at all levels of government—that a proposed solution is to hire individuals who aren't citizens to fill the widening gaps. I think it's disgraceful, and I know other law-abiding American citizens feel the same," Rep. Cammack added.

Cammack has been a ferocious critic of the Biden Administration's handling of the southern border, savaging the executive order issued by the President in June as making the ongoing crisis "worse."

"Biden's executive order made the situation at the border worse. Why? Because now everyone is rushing to the border because they feel that they are going to be kept out, so it is putting more of a burden on those states like New Mexico, Arizona, [and] California," the Florida Congresswoman said.