Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom Rejected A California bill passed by Democrats would offer illegal immigrants up to $150,000 in down payments to buy a home in California.
The bill has attracted national attention and sparked angry reactions from critics on social media.
“He's a master of gaslighting…I've been here 12 years and everything they do is politics.”
Governor Newsom cited budget concerns as the reason for his decision to oppose the bill.
“Any expansion of program eligibility must be carefully considered within the broader context of the state's annual budget so that we can effectively manage our resources,” he wrote.
The move comes after former President Donald Trump said during his campaign that if elected in November, he would work to ban illegal immigrants from buying homes.
The bill would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for the “California Dream for All” program, which offers Californians interest-free loans of up to $150,000 for a 20% down payment on a home loan, but the program was funded with limited funds that quickly ran out.
The invoice that was sent to me was [on] “It was expanding eligibility to unfunded programs to unfunded programs,” the governor continued. “It seemed pretty odd to me. So it was unnecessary and completely consistent with my previous vetoes along similar lines.”
Republican state Sen. Brian Dahl told Politico that Governor Newsom was simply reading the situation and following public opinion on the bill.
“He's a master of gaslighting,” he said. “They've been doing it forever. I've been here 12 years and all they do is politics.”
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