California Bill Could Give Undocumented Immigrants Right to First-Time Homebuyer Assistance

A new bill introduced last month in California could allow undocumented immigrants to receive the same benefits as citizens when purchasing a home for the first time. Assembly Bill 1840, introduced Jan. 16 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, would change existing law to allow undocumented immigrants to be eligible for the California Dream for All Fund, which provides loans for a down payment on a home for first-time buyers. “I wanted to ensure that qualified first-time homebuyers include undocumented applicants,” Mr. Arambula told GV Wire, an online news outlet based in Fresno. The program already does not cost the state—as loans made are paid back eventually along with an appreciation fee—he said, and adding undocumented immigrants would only widen the pool of applicants, he told the news outlet....