The bill’s author said the ’social and economic benefits of homeownership should be available to everyone.' Opponents would prefer spending on U.S. citizens.
By Travis GillmoreThe California Senate is considering a bill allowing illegal immigrants to access state funding to assist with home down payment loans after the measure passed the Assembly on a vote of 56-15.Assembly Bill 1840, authored by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, would make illegal immigrants eligible for the California Dream for All Program, which provides up to 20 percent of downpayment assistance to prospective homebuyers.He said everyone should be eligible for the program meant to increase home ownership in California.“The social and economic bene
