This specifically does not allow illegal immigrants to serve.

Of course, serving on a jury has always been a fundamental right and responsibility of being an American CITIZEN, not a “non-citizen”. You want more people? Charge people with the responsibility more frequently. It’s supposed to be a jury of your peers, not a jury of people from other countries with other allegiances.

Via Reuters:

(Reuters) – Immigrants who are legally in the United States but not citizens would be allowed to serve on juries in California under a bill passed by the state legislature on Friday.

As written, the bill does not expressly require all lawful permanent residents to serve on juries, but many lawmakers said they assumed it would become mandatory.

The bill would allow immigrants to be included in the pool of potential jurors if they were permanent legal residents of the United States and live in California. Since those called for jury duty are expected to serve, some lawmakers said that right could become an obligation.