Oregon Taxpayer-Funded $30,000 Grant Excludes American Homebuyers?

Non-Citizens Eligible: Oregon’s Controversial Homebuyer Assistance Program

The Hacienda Community Development Corp (CDC), which has received significant taxpayer funding, offers non-citizens tens of thousands of dollars to purchase homes in Oregon while refusing to provide American citizens with the same offer. According to the Daily Caller records, Hacienda CDC is participating in a taxpayer-funded down payment assistance program that gives money to non-citizens to buy homes in Oregon while excluding American citizens from eligibility.

The organization’s Camino a Casa program provides $30,000 in down payment assistance for eligible new homebuyers. However, this assistance is exclusively available to non-citizens, including refugees, green card holders, DACA recipients, and asylum seekers.

State Rep. Ed Diehl (R-Oreg.) expressed concern, stating, “American citizens in Oregon are struggling to find and buy a home. We have a severe housing shortage in this state. I am appalled that Oregonians’ hard-earned, limited tax dollars are being used to prioritize home ownership for certain non-US citizens. Oregon can’t end this state-sponsored discrimination soon enough”.

Hacienda CDC receives funding through the Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP), established by the Economic Equity Investment Act (SB 1579).

The organization has received millions of dollars in taxpayer funding from the state and additional support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reports The NY Times.

The EEIP promotes economic equity among disadvantaged individuals, families, businesses, and communities. However, critics argue that this program allows organizations like Hacienda CDC to discriminate based on race and citizenship status.

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