Newsom Considering California Bill Allowing Illegal Immigrants Access to Home Down Payment Assistance

The California Legislature passed a bill Aug. 28 that allows illegal immigrants to access programs that provide down payment money for first-time homebuyers.

Assembly Bill 1840, introduced by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, prohibits the California Dream for All and other housing assistance programs from excluding eligible applicants based on immigration status.

“The social and economic benefits of home ownership should be accessible to all, regardless of immigration status,” Arambula said on the Assembly floor Aug. 28. “We need to remind ourselves that we are a nation of immigrants. This is a bill about fairness.”

Lawmakers created the Dream for All program through legislative actions in 2021 and 2022 that ordered state agencies to develop a framework to improve homeownership affordability for Californians earning low and middle incomes.

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