Democrats in California passed a bill on Wednesday that allows illegal immigrants to be eligible for a housing program where they could receive an interest-free loan worth up to $150,000 for a home purchase.
The legislation makes illegal immigrants eligible for California’s Home Purchase Assistance Program, which allows some first-time home buyers to get up to $150,000 in interest-free loans for a home down payment. The bill passed 53-18 in the state Assembly and 25-14 in the Senate and now heads to Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. No Republicans in the Assembly or Senate voted in favor of the proposal.
According to the legislation, no one applying for the loan can be “disqualified solely based on the applicant’s immigration status.” The state has already spent more than half a billion on the program for nearly 4,000 loans.
