A new California bill that would allow home loans to undocumented immigrants is heading to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk after being passed by the State Senate Wednesday. If passed, California would become the first state to grant undocumented immigrants state-supported home-buying loans. “The social and economic benefits of home ownership should be available to everyone
While most of the attention has been on former President Donald Trump and the GOP as the Republican National Convention takes place in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden and other Democrats have touted policy wins like building bridges and efforts to address housing costs. The Biden administration on Thursday announced $5 billion for major bridge construction
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia on Monday imposed new restrictions on the sale of hemp products, required some basic standards for rented residences, cut income taxes and required cash bail for dozens of new crimes. Those are among many laws passed earlier this year by the General Assembly that took effect on July 1. Part of
US News By Rich Calder Published June 15, 2024, 1:08 p.m. ET The Biden administration quietly funneled $50 million in taxpayer funds earmarked for clean energy to two groups that oppose immigration enforcement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tapped the New York Immigration Coalition and New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice as partners to
San Mateo County immigrant defense organizations and community members are rallying in one final effort to convince supervisors to allocate sales tax money toward rapid response and removal defense services for the upcoming fiscal year. The county has supported removal defense services provided by a network of legal services and community-based organizations since 2018. Funding
President Joe Biden paints himself as the antithesis of former President Donald Trump. But every now and then he borrows a Trump move. Biden is rolling out a much-telegraphed executive order on immigration to limit the number of migrants streaming across the southwest border. Immigration is one of Biden’s biggest vulnerabilities, with Trump’s approval rating