(The Center Square) — The right to serve as law enforcement shouldn’t belong solely to U.S. citizens, but also to individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, according to Senate Bill 69.
The legislation passed the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.
DACA was passed under President Barack Obama and allows people between the ages of 15 and 41 who were brought or came to the U.S. illegally before 2007 and before the age of 16 to stay, and authorizes them for work.
Though it allows certain immigrants to stay, DACA does not provide a pathway to citizenship, according to think tank KFF.
Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, patroned the bill and shared stories of young people from his district who grew up in the U.S. thanks to DACA who want to be police officers. One young woman wanted to be a police officer ever since she saw one handing
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