By Mathew Miranda | Sacramento Bee
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation late Sunday night that would have made undocumented seniors eligible for California’s cash assistance program.
The bill, authored by Assemblyman Juan Carrillo, D-Palmdale, would have provided $1,100 to $1,900 per month to undocumented individuals who are blind, disabled or older than 65. Currently, California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) is limited to people with eligible immigration status.
The measure overwhelmingly passed the Legislature last month. In his veto message, Newsom cited the proposed expansion’s $180 million annual cost, as estimated by the California Department of Social Services.
“While I appreciate the author’s goal to expand CAPI eligibility regardless of immigration status, enacting this policy without providing funding would not be prudent nor would it meet its intended purpose,” Newsom said in his veto message.
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