Council President Jamie Torres and Pro Tem Amanda Sandoval are proposing a change to the city's charter to remove the citizen requirement.
Council President Jamie Torres and Pro Tem Amanda Sandoval are proposing a change to the city's charter to remove the citizen requirement.DENVER, Colorado — Despite having work authorization, DACA recipients cannot currently serve as police officers and firefighters in Denver. The city's charter has a U.S. citizenship requirement on the application, blocking DACA recipients from applying.
"We have definitely heard that story that folks feel like they come up against a brick wall right as they open the application where it asks, 'Are you a US citizen?' If not, they have to go look elsewhere," Council President Jamie Torres said. "We have the support of the local firefighters and their union, and we also have the support of the Denver Police Department. I believe once people learn about the initiative and why - the why is really important - of why we are doing this right now, I do believe that voters will pass it in November," Sandoval said.
"We have lawful permanent residents and DACA recipients who have spent decades living in Denver and in our surrounding communities. This is absolutely a service job that they want to do," Torres said."As we are starting to see recruitment numbers dwindle for both of our police and fire departments, it doesn’t make any sense for us to leave people out of the conversation who actively want those jobs.
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