LOS ANGELES - A newly introduced bill in the California Legislature aims to block former federal immigration agents from transitioning into local public service roles.
The bill would permanently disqualify anyone who worked for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between Sept. 1, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2029, from holding jobs in California law enforcement or public education.
Not to be that guy, but I can’t see this ever holding up or getting approved in the first place. As of now there is no way to discriminate based on previous occupation. The only legal grounds for job discrimination currently in California is based on being a sexual predator or violent felon. Even regular felons are allowed to be teachers. Not sure it’s a good idea to go down the path of allowing job discrimination based on what your previous job was, particularly when it’s a completely legal occupation.
I had the same thought. I was thinking, maybe it would have a stronger chance if only ICE experience was considered like an employment gap for all Cali based employers. So, people can’t opportunistically get their foot into the door of a larger career via ICEs cheap recruitment/ vetting tactics.
You shouldn’t need a discriminatory law to allow it. Your resume speaks for itself. It might feel good to do something like this, but it’s flawed from the start and we shouldn’t start down that path.
Agreed, but the GOP’s ICE Gestapo doesn’t give a fuck about the legality of their actions. It’s time to put some serious roadblocks in their way and force them to fight it out in the courts with the Due Process they routinely deny everyone else. At the very least it should send a chill up their spines.
Well you have to convict them first