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Santa Fe Police Department looking into hiring Mexican nationals (10 a.m.)


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Santa Fe Police Department looking into hiring Mexican nationals (10 a.m.)
By The Associated Press
Article Launched: 05/16/2007 09:56:10 AM MDT



SANTA FE (AP) — The Santa Fe Police Department is considering the possibility of recruiting Mexican nationals to fill vacant police jobs.

Sgts. Gillian Alessio and Marvin Paulk, who are in charge of the department's recruiting and training, said Tuesday they are considering alternative approaches to fill 20 vacancies on the city's 155-person police force.

But Police Chief Eric Johnson said New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy regulations prohibit non-citizens from serving as police officers.

Alessio said the Santa Fe police force, like others around the country, is vying to recruit the same 21- to 30-year-olds as the U.S. military, whose need for recruits is taking a toll on the police department.

"Every day, we get approached by young men and women from Mexico who are in the country legally but are not naturalized," Alessio said.

"There is a huge pool of people who are dedicated, hardworking and trying to become citizens of this country. They would like nothing better than to devote their time to protecting the communities that they live in," she said.

The United States speeds up naturalization for foreigners who enlist in the U.S. military, and Alessio asked, "Why can't we do that with law
enforcement?"

http://www.lcsun-news.com/latest/ci_5909340

(((The United States speeds up naturalization for foreigners who enlist in the U.S. military, and Alessio asked, "Why can't we do that with law
enforcement?"))))

America wouldn't need extra law enforcement if our borders were secured.

This is absurd!!!!

My guess is they can't fill those jobs because they want to pay $20000 a year in a city that has median price of a house over $300k range!
Santa Fe has become a celebrity/artsy city. Everything there is incredibly expensive, so much so that people who are born cannot afford to live there so they move to Albuquerque, Los lunas, where cost of living and housing is more affordable.

"The United States speeds up naturalization for foreigners who enlist in the U.S. military, and Alessio asked, "Why can't we do that with law enforcement?"

These guys should consider hiring returning soldiers.

Originally Posted by blkkat99

My guess is they can't fill those jobs because they want to pay $20000 a year in a city that has median price of a house over $300k range!
Santa Fe has become a celebrity/artsy city. Everything there is incredibly expensive, so much so that people who are born cannot afford to live there so they move to Albuquerque, Los lunas, where cost of living and housing is more affordable.

Just hit the nail on the head right there! The what used to be locals cannot survive in the artificially bloated cost of living there now.