CA bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid, lawmaker says

CA bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid, lawmaker says

(The Center Square) — A new California bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for taxpayer-funded disaster aid, warned California Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego.

California Bill Would Prioritize Illegal Aliens for Disaster Aid

(The Center Square)—A new California bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for taxpayer-funded disaster aid, warned California Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego. AB 262, authored by Assemblymember Jessica Caloza, D-Los Angeles, would require California to “prioritize local agencies that are not eligible under [federal law] due to their inability to meet the minimum damages threshold” of $1 million to unlock federal disaster funds. “You …

Legislator raises concern that CA bill would prioritize illegal immigrants for disaster aid

“You are carving out the authority for state funding to go to illegal immigrants,” said DeMaio. “The bill would allow the director of emergency services to prioritize funds for people who not here legally.”