Thread: Non-citizens (illegals) Approved For City Loans

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Non-citizens approved for city loans

By Judith Davidoff
May 18, 2005

Workers who lack citizenship papers but pay federal taxes are now eligible for homeownership and housing rehab assistance from the city.

The City Council approved a proposal Tuesday night providing access to these programs to Madison residents who have an ITIN number (individual tax identification number) from the federal government.

Workers who obtain an ITIN number usually do not have a Social Security number.

City Council members amended the proposal to make the underwriting criteria for the city's home loan programs the same for all applicants. The original proposal would have required non-citizens to come up with a higher down payment for home loans than other applicants.

"Eligible homebuyers should be held to the same standards," said Ald. Jed Sanborn, District 1.

Sanborn, nevertheless, joined Alds. Judy Compton, Cindy Thomas and Paul Skidmore in voting against the main proposal.

Thomas said the city should not support people who are in the country illegally because it might take services away from legal citizens. She said it would also set a bad precedent for arbitrarily breaking laws.

"I don't believe we should be making those decisions," she said.

But others argued that immigrants in the Madison community work hard, often in jobs no one else wants, and pay Social Security taxes -- even though they will likely never receive Social Security retirement benefits.

"In a very real sense, this is a civil rights issue," Ald. Austin King said. "We really do have two Americas, and there's no better example than in lending practices."

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Where does it all stop?! It's getting more ridiculous by the day! Non-citizens is another word for illegals. This city is treating them as though they are legal. It's absurd!

Our government really is giving away the farm, aren't they?

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Isn't this against the law?