Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented immigrants living in California the ability to qualify for first-time homebuying loans. Newsom cited funding concerns and ...

The legislation would have made illegal immigrants eligible for up to $150,000 in state-backed homeownership loans or down-payment assistance.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial bill that would have extended home mortgage aid to undocumented immigrants in California.

Gavin Newsom vetoes California bill to help undocumented immigrants buy homes The bill, by Democratic Assembly member Joaquin Arambula of Fresno, would have prohibited the disqualification of loan ...

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Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a Democrat-led bill on Friday that would have allowed illegal immigrants in California to apply for the state's first-time homebuyers assistance program.

He and supporters argued the bill clarified that undocumented immigrants could apply for the home loan program run by the California Housing Finance Agency. Arambula called Newsom’s veto ...