California Moves to Expand Zero-Down, Interest-Free Home Loan Program to Illegal Immigrants

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A proposed law would expand Californiaโ€™s homebuyer assistance program of zero-interest loans for the down payment on a home to illegal immigrants.

A controversial bill that would let illegal immigrants receive the same kind of homebuyer assistance as U.S. citizens has advanced in the California state legislature, drawing criticism from those who object to granting perks to people who break the law by entering the country illegally.

The measure, Assembly Bill 1840, was first introduced in mid-January, and after several amendments, it advanced last week to the Committee on Housing and Community Development, where it awaits further action.

Assembly Bill 1840 would change existing law to allow illegal immigrants to be eligible for the California Dream for All Fund, which provides interest-free loans for a down payment on a home for first-time buyers.

The bill was introduced by California Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, a Democrat, who last month told GV Wire, a Fresno-based news outlet, that he โ€œwanted to ensure that qualified first-time homebuyers include undocumented applicants.โ€

Last week, as the bill advanced to committee after amendments, Mr. Arambula told the Los Angeles Times that, historically, homeownership has been the main way people accumulate generational wealth in the United States.

โ€œThe social and economic benefits of homeownership should be available to everyone,โ€ he said, arguing that itโ€™s wrong to exclude people from the benefits of the California Dream for All Fund program just because theyโ€™re illegal immigrants.

Some lawmakers expressed opposition to the measure as it moves closer to becoming law.

โ€œAssembly Bill 1840 is an insult to California citizens who are being left behind and priced out of homeownership. Iโ€™m all for helping first-time homebuyers, but give priority to those who are here in our state legally,โ€ California Sen. Brian Dahle, a Republican, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

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The California Dream for All Fund program, administered by the stateโ€™s Housing Finance Agency, provides loans for 20 percent of a homeโ€™s value but no greater than $150,000.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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