Immigration hardliners are alarmed that Illinois is letting people who are in the country illegally serve as police officers, a move they see as bad for law enforcement accountability and public trust.

• Illinois reportedly allows undocumented immigrants to become police officers, meaning a US citizen could be arrested by someone with no legal status in the country.
• Critics argue the definition of "illegal alien" is being deliberately blurred by lawmakers to make policies like this possible.
• Immigration hawks say they have a narrow window, described as two years, to fix immigration law before political opponents force them into worse compromises down the road.
• There's open frustration that political energy and time were instead spent on the conflict with Iran rather than on immigration enforcement.

Outlook: Expect continued political fighting over who counts as "illegal" and pressure from immigration hardliners to act before their window to change the law closes.