Police departments hiring immigrants as officers

I think you have it right here you can't start any relationship with an illegal act. It's kind of like dating a woman, beautiful, funny, happy, smart, great figure, you have intentions of getting married there is just one problem. She's already married. So whats your chances of ending up in a happy life long relationship? You will always have in the back of your mind she could be skipping out on you as well. You came into this country by illegal act, we have already started off on the wrong foot.

I am surprised the LAPD would allow this, having a couple of people I knew very well in service there, you couldn't even have tax problems without failing the entry test. Once you got your tax problems squared away you could then reapply. They were very strict, as well they should be, how does an illegal even pass the written and psych test? I could understand an interpreter job but not a full blown street cop dealing everyday with the public. In another post I said something similar, how can they understand the constitution, and it protections without some kind of study, testing, and oath, and apply those protections to citizens while performing as an officer in the police department. 

During civil unrest such as Ferguson having a bunch of barely english speaking hispanics, with a thick accent enforcing crowd control will be the first full blown crazy streets for blocks and blocks. You will also note that during conversations with anyone just here, until they fully understand the language,  they have to convert in their head on the spot to a language they understand. That risk their own safety during times when you have to make a split second possible life altering decision under pressure. I don't have any issues with an immigrant working for the police department but before we just put them out on the street they need to spend some time acclimating to their surroundings, as well as American culture, and its constitutional protections. 

Then I am all for it, I have worked with some hispanics that were some the best hard working people in our society, they would have made great police officers, but they had been here for a few years. 

@holdover, My Respect to you and your wife, I didn't cut corners either, My husband filed the paper work and I and our daughter waited for our interview date.
It took 22 months for our interview and we passed and the Visa's was issued and stamped in our Chinese Passports the next afternoon.

That's correct, it took 22 months and not once was our paper work returned for more information, all documents where in order before my husband filed, our medical records our police and criminal background checks, our education document our parents and their relationship to the communist government of China and my Communist Party Card and who I was associated with in the government at Beijing, My husbands financial records, employment records and bank and savings account and a copy his passport and medical records and his ssn# and on and on.

Now after all that and our approval, we were issued a Green Card with Conditions attached, after three years if you wanted to stay in America you needed to apply for your ten year Green Card and have your Conditions Dropped. Yes that's another 3 pounds of documents to be submitted to prove you've been a good person and have contributed to society or at least haven't been arrested.

After about 4 month we are called for another short interview and a picture is taken and we do our Biometric paper work and then after another two months are cards are in the mail.

After five years and you have your 10 year Green Card if you want to, you may apply to take the exam to be an American Citizen, which our daughter and myself did. 

Yes, We Love America and Yes Our Hearts are saddened by what we see that has become of these Great Country in 6 short years.

Now should non citizens be allowed to become L E O's yes after they've obtained their 10 green card and show a willingness or desire to become American's and pass a language test.

Sorry for being so long winded.