(Daily Mail) Californians are reacting angrily to revelations that migrants who entered the US illegally could soon benefit from a taxpayer-funded state scheme to help hard-up residents buy homes.
Democrats on the California Senate Appropriations Committee have approved a bill to move forward that would open up the California Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan program to non-legal migrants.
The scheme was launched last year and has already provided thousands of first-time homebuyers with loans of up to 20 percent of a house's purchase price for down payment or closing cost.
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond said the bill was a waste of taxpayers' money.
'Once again, California has chosen to prioritize illegal immigration and fiscal irresponsibility over the needs of its citizens,' Desmond posted on X.
'Expanding this program to include illegal immigrants is not just another handout — it's a massive overreach that shifts the financial burden onto law-abiding taxpayers.'
Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, a Fresno Democrat, in January introduced his bill to expand the scheme's eligibility to undocumented migrants.
The amendment alters the program by stating that applicants 'shall not be disqualified by the agency solely based on the applicant's immigration status.'
In California, that amounts to 1.85 million migrants without legal papers, according to Pew Research Center estimates.
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