Taxpayer-Funded Group Offers $30,000 to Illegal Aliens to Buy Homes

A far-left organization that has received funding from taxpayer dollars is offering up to $30,000 to illegal aliens so that they can purchase homes in the United States.

As the Daily Caller reports, the Hacienda Community Development Corp. (Hacienda CDC) is participating in a down payment assistance program in Oregon called “Camino a Casa.” The initiative is explicitly only available for non-citizens, while American citizens are ineligible. The $30,000 handouts are branded as down payment assistance for illegals who are attempting to purchase new homes.

“Clients work closely with financial coaches and HUD-certified housing counselors throughout the entirety of the homebuying process. In addition to mortgage readiness and financial fitness workshops, we provide various opportunities for down-payment assistance,” according to internal documents that have since been leaked.

State Representative Ed Diehl (R-Ore.) has since confirmed the authenticity of the documents, which state that one of the eligibility requirements is being a non-citizen.

“American citizens in Oregon are struggling to find and buy a home,” said Representative Diehl in a statement. “We have a severe housing shortage in this  state. I am appalled that the hard-earned, limited tax dollars of Oregonians are being used to prioritize home ownership for certain non-US citizens. Oregon can’t end this state-sponsored discrimination soon enough.”

Hacienda CDC is funded in part by the Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP), which was established by the passage of the Economic Equity Investment Act (SB 1579) in 2022. As such, the project receives funding from both state taxpayers and federal taxes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

After EEIP was initially granted $15 million to distribute to various organizations with the intention of helping individuals purchase land and property, another $8 million was allocated to the initiative in 2024 for the purpose of providing “culturally responsive services to support economic stability, self-sufficiency, wealth building, and economic equity among disadvantaged individuals, families, businesses, and communities.” This additional funding was then sent to multiple other groups, including Hacienda CDC.

Andrew Quinio, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), has said that it is likely that Hacienda CDC’s discrimination against American citizens could constitute a violation of constitutional rights.

“Oregon cannot treat individuals differently based on race except in very rare exceptions, nor can it have groups do so on its behalf,” said Quinio in a statement. “The Legislative Counsel’s analysis raised important questions of whether the EEIP would survive a court challenge, given that its apparent intent and application is to provide assistance to groups that assist only individuals of specific races. The Constitution forbids the government from advantaging or disadvantaging individuals based on race, either directly or indirectly this way.”