DeMaio exposes bill by to give illegal immigrants ‘priority’ status in state disaster aid
Assemblyman Carl DeMaio exposed Assembly Bill 262 which establishes the “California Individual Assistance Act” to prioritize illegal immigrants in taxpayer-funded disaster aid.
Carl DeMaio.Current law prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving federal taxpayer dollars — this bill creates a loophole to undermine federal law excluding by immigration status as a factor in eligibility for this state taxpayer aid.
“While law-abiding citizens struggle to rebuild from recent disasters, California politicians want to prioritize illegal immigrants to receive aid paid for by you, the taxpayer,” DeMaio said. “AB 262 is both legally and morally wrong — if you broke our laws to get into our country you do not deserve benefits paid for by hardworking California citizens.”
During the Assembly Emergency Management Committee Hearing, Assemblyman DeMaio offered an amendment to AB 262 to ensure no taxpayer dollars would be spent on illegal immigrants. The author of the bill refused to accept this amendment to protect taxpayer dollars and comply with federal law.
“Sacramento politicians think hardworking California citizens are too dumb to know what they’re up to, but the author of AB 262 made it crystal clear by rejecting my amendment which would have protected taxpayer dollars from being spent on benefits for illegal immigrants,” DeMaio said.
About Carl DeMaio
California State Assemblymember Carl DeMaio is a member of the California State Assembly representing District 75 which includes the communities of Fallbrook, Bonsall, Valley Center, Ramona, Poway, Scripps Ranch, Santee, Lakeside, Alpine, Julian, Borrego Springs, Pala, Jamul, Pine Valley, Pauma Valley and Bonita.
