Blue states are allowing illegals to join their police forces after a self-made crisis in law enforcement, stemming from the ‘defund police’ movement.

Here’s more from the Washington Times:

Struggling to fill the ranks of their police officers, some blue-state politicians are turning to an unusual option: illegal immigrants.

A California law that took effect earlier this year allows noncitizens — including some unauthorized migrants — to sign up if they are protected from deportation, including by the Obama-era DACA program. Colorado and Illinois have followed suit with laws allowing some noncitizens to join the force.

Lawmakers aren’t sure who could qualify, and analysts said it’s unclear who would be authorized to carry firearms.

“It’s a massive problem,” said Matt O’Brien, a former immigration judge who is now with the Immigration Reform Law Institute. “You’ve got this muddle of issues where there is no settled law, and it’s now crashing into the fact that these idiots in the defund-the-police movement have caused a crisis in law enforcement.”

Those pushing the idea do cite the need for more police and the desire to attract a wider demographic to the job.

These blue states have made the job of law enforcement toxic by pushing to prosecute cops for simply defending themselves. It’s no wonder that people don’t want to work in law enforcement in these states. While it’s absurd to allow illegals to work in policing, they aren’t going to want to be prosecuted for simply defending themselves either. So good luck with all that. I’ll keep living in a mostly-red state where policies make much more sense.