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A taxpayer-funded development group is reportedly offering $30,000 for down payment assistance to non-citizen residents in Oregon. American citizens need not apply.
On Wednesday, the Daily Caller reported the Hacienda Community Development Corp. is doling out the benefits for new migrant homebuyers through the group’s “Camino a Casa program.”
“Clients work closely with financial coaches and HUD-certified housing counselors throughout the entirety of the home-buying process,” the program website reads. “In addition to mortgage readiness and financial fitness workshops, we provide various opportunities for down-payment assistance.”
Non-citizen status is required for eligibility to participate in the taxpayer funded program, according to a resident post on X by Oregon Citizen. State Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Ore., told the Daily Caller he confirmed with a local business group that citizens were excluded, despite Americans coping with “a severe housing shortage in this state.”
“Hacienda CDC is partially funded through the Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP), an equity-based beneficiary project established through the Economic Equity Investment Act (SB 1579), which the Oregon legislature passed in 2022,” the Daily Caller reported. “The organization receives millions in Oregon state taxpayer money and federal taxes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to its recent annual report.”
The Hacienda Community Development Corp. did not respond to The Federalist’s request for comment.
The EEIP was awarded an additional $8 million from the state legislature earlier this year, with Hacienda CDC listed as a beneficiary of taxpayer handouts for “culturally responsive services to support economic stability, self-sufficiency, wealth building, and economic equity among disadvantaged individuals, families, businesses, and communities,” according to the Caller.