{"id":2340560,"date":"2024-09-13T07:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-would-back-mortgages-for-aliens-if-not-for-the-election\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T07:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:54:12","slug":"newsom-would-back-mortgages-for-aliens-if-not-for-the-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-would-back-mortgages-for-aliens-if-not-for-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Would Back Mortgages For Aliens If Not For The Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-would-back-mortgages-for-aliens-if-not-for-the-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent political development in\u200b California, Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines by vetoing legislation aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-blasts-biden-order-allowing-covid-vaccine-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise Blasts Biden Order Allowing Covid Vaccine To Illegal Immigrants\">allowing illegal immigrants<\/a> to access state-subsidized mortgages.\u2063 This move comes amid broader discussions\u2063 about the implications\u2064 of immigration policies, as it seems incongruent with the state&#8217;s significant investment in healthcare subsidies for undocumented migrants. Critics argue that Newsom&#8217;s veto may be a strategic attempt to \u2062appear moderate in light\u2062 of upcoming elections, suggesting that the governor is concerned about maintaining\u2062 political favor while the Democratic Party grapples with perceptions of being\u2064 out of touch with mainstream values.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2064same day, Newsom&#8217;s health secretary, Mark Ghaly, announced his resignation, expressing regret over the extended\u2062 school closures during\u200d the \u200cCovid-19 pandemic,\u200d which he acknowledged had detrimental effects \u2063on children. His admission reflects broader \u200cscrutiny \u2064of California&#8217;s strict pandemic measures,\u200c indicating a\u200b shift in\u2064 political narratives as officials attempt to distance themselves from\u2064 past decisions. The situation underscores \u2062a significant evolution in the \u200bpositions held by key Democratic\u2063 figures in California as\u2063 they navigate the complexities of governance and\u200b electoral pressures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The governor of the nation&rsquo;s largest state recently reminded us there&rsquo;s an election coming (as if anyone could forget). In a matter of a few hours, Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., vetoed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-legislation-permitting-illegal-immigrants-to-be-sworn-in-as-law-enforcement-officers-concerns-legal-scholars\/\" title=\"Legal scholars express concerns over legislation allowing illegal immigrants to become law enforcement officers.\">legislation allowing illegal immigrants<\/a> to receive state-subsidized mortgages, while his outgoing health secretary expressed regret over the Covid lockdowns that kept California public schools closed for months on end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U-turns show the radical nature of the modern Democrat Party. Just as Kamala Harris has tried to obscure and walk away from her prior history <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/05\/kamala-harris-always-planned-to-take-away-your-health-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">of trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-warns-everything-would-be-much-worse-under-possible-harris-administration-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Cotton warns \u2018everything\u2019 would be \u2018much worse\u2019 under possible Harris administration - Washington Examiner\">ban private health insurance<\/a><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/21\/kamala-harris-wants-to-memory-hole-her-border-record-because-its-disqualifying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opposing immigration enforcement<\/a>, Newsom too feels the need to backpedal from his own record. It should lead voters to ask the obvious question: Why should these two California Democrats get anywhere near national power?<\/p>\n<h2>Opposes Some Benefits for Illegals but Supports Others<\/h2>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s first <em>volte-face<\/em> came in the form of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/06\/newsom-california-undocumented-immigrants-homes-00177748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veto on legislation<\/a> allowing illegal immigrants to obtain home loans from a state housing finance agency. In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AB-1840-Veto-Message.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veto message<\/a> to the legislature, Newsom claimed he could not sign the bill because &ldquo;expanding program eligibility must be carefully considered within the broader context of the annual state budget to ensure we manage our resources effectively.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That argument makes sense &mdash; at least in isolation. California generally does lurch from budget crisis to budget crisis, making fiscal concerns paramount. In this context, subsidizing benefits for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-invites-more-illegal-immigrants-by-proposing-free-health-care-at-your-expense\/\" title=\"Biden Invites More Illegal Immigrants By Proposing \u2018Free\u2019 Health Care At Your Expense\">individuals illegally present<\/a> seems not just a low priority but a policy likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encourage more illegal immigration<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But opposing mortgage subsidies for migrants is inconsistent with the efforts of Newsom and the California Legislature to spend <a href=\"https:\/\/lao.ca.gov\/Publications\/Report\/4423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at least $2.4 billion<\/a> annually <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/09\/blue-states-take-funds-from-disabled-americans-to-subsidize-illegal-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subsidizing health insurance<\/a> for nearly 1 million migrants illegally present. All the arguments made by advocates of the mortgage legislation apply equally to covering health insurance, just as the argument Newsom made against subsidizing mortgages for immigrants applies equally to subsidizing health coverage. So why did Newsom support one form of state subsidies for migrants but not another?<\/p>\n<p>As Politico noted, the reasons for the contradiction become more apparent when politics is considered:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Newsom has repeatedly warned fellow Democrats in Sacramento not to provide cannonfire for Republicans in an election year, issuing pleas for them to tamp down the raging culture wars rather than provoke them with hot-button issues ranging from banning youth tackle football to reparations. On other proposals that were unlikely to become law, he pushed state Democrats to subordinate their virtue signaling so conservative media outlets couldn&rsquo;t paint the state as wildly out of touch with America.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Therein lies Newsom&rsquo;s true strategy: not to become moderate but to <em>appear<\/em> moderate &mdash; at least during the autumn of years divisible by four. After all, when a liberal publication like Politico refers to the phrase &ldquo;wildly out of touch with America&rdquo; to describe a state, you know California has fallen off the deep end.<\/p>\n<h2>Lockdown Architect Tries to Spin Newsom&rsquo;s Mistakes<\/h2>\n<p>The political spin didn&rsquo;t end with mortgages for migrants. On the same day Newsom issued his veto message regarding the mortgage bill, his health and human services secretary, Mark Ghaly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/06\/california-mark-ghaly-steps-down-00177599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> he would leave his post at the end of the month. Ghaly has served as California&rsquo;s health secretary since Newsom took office in 2019, including the pandemic period when &ldquo;California put forward some of the strictest COVID measures in the country, keeping students out of school longer than any other state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But in an interview, Ghaly called those lockdowns his &ldquo;biggest regret&rdquo; for the harm they did to young children: &ldquo;As we learn of the impact, and frankly, the overall lower impact on death and morbidity [of Covid] in kids, we may have been able to have kids in school differently than we did throughout the pandemic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s nice for Ghaly to admit &mdash; four years after the fact &mdash; how wrong he and Newsom were for standing in the schoolhouse door, blocking children from learning. But other governors in other states decided <em>at the time<\/em> to reopen schools because they saw &ldquo;the overall lower impact on death and morbidity&rdquo; for children four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Ghaly would not admit that fact &mdash; trying to claim there wasn&rsquo;t proper data for a risk-benefit analysis when other states had all the data they needed to make the right decision at the time &mdash; reveals his comments as little more than a cover-your-tail exercise designed to obscure accountability for the decisions he and Newsom made. It&rsquo;s of the same mentality that led Newsom to veto the mortgage legislation, to try to make himself and his California colleagues appear less extreme than they are.<\/p>\n<p>But to borrow the old southern phrase, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/09\/localimages\/SQ_WiiUVC_DuckHunt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That dog won&rsquo;t hunt<\/a>.&rdquo; Parents still trying to undo the devastation that Covid lockdowns inflicted on learning outcomes won&rsquo;t soon forget the effects Democrats like Newsom and Ghaly had on their children&rsquo;s futures. Likewise, American voters cannot unsee the effects of the open borders policies of the last four years on our national security, not to mention <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/06\/congressional-budget-office-admits-obvious-consequences-of-bidens-border-bedlam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our finances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And therein lies the real problem for Newsom and his California frenemy Kamala Harris: At some point, the voters get to decide. Newsom can spin all he wants, but accountability arrives on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Chris Jacobs is founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-show-judges-assess-players-on-their-unknown-knowledge\/\" title=\"Game Show Judges Assess Players on Their Unknown Knowledge\">policy consulting firm based<\/a> in Washington, and author of the book &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1645720020\">The Case Against Single Payer<\/a>.&#8221; He appeared in the 1995 &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; Teen Tournament and is on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisjacobsHC\">@chrisjacobsHC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The governor of the largest state in the U.S. recently highlighted the upcoming election, a fact that is hard to overlook. In just a few hours, Gavin Newsom, a Democrat from California, vetoed a bill that would have permitted illegal immigrants to access state-subsidized mortgages. Simultaneously, his departing health secretary voiced remorse over the Covid lockdowns that resulted in prolonged school closures across California. These abrupt changes illustrate the extreme nature of today\u2019s Democratic Party. Similar to Kamala Harris&#8217;s attempts to distance herself from her past positions on private health insurance and immigration enforcement, Newsom also seems eager to distance himself from his own record. This raises an important question for voters: Why should these two California Democrats be considered for national leadership?<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s first reversal involved vetoing legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to secure home loans through a state housing finance agency. In his veto message, he stated that expanding eligibility for such programs must be carefully evaluated within the context of the state&#8217;s annual budget to ensure effective resource management.<\/p>\n<p>This reasoning is understandable\u2014California often faces budget crises, making fiscal responsibility crucial. In this light, providing benefits for individuals who are illegally present appears not only low on priorities but also likely to encourage further illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>However, opposing mortgage subsidies for migrants contradicts Newsom and the California Legislature&#8217;s commitment to spending at least $2.4 billion each year on health insurance subsidies for nearly one million undocumented migrants. The arguments supporting mortgage assistance apply equally well to health coverage; thus it raises questions about why Newsom supports one form of subsidy while rejecting another.<\/p>\n<p>As Politico pointed out, this inconsistency becomes clearer when viewed through a political lens: Newsom has cautioned fellow Democrats against giving Republicans ammunition during an election year and has urged them not to escalate cultural conflicts with contentious issues like banning youth tackle football or reparations proposals.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Newsom\u2019s strategy seems focused on projecting moderation rather than genuinely adopting moderate policies\u2014especially as elections approach every four years. When even liberal outlets like Politico describe California as \u201cwildly out of touch with America,\u201d it signals significant disconnection from mainstream views.<\/p>\n<p>The political maneuvering didn\u2019t stop with mortgage subsidies; on the same day he issued his veto regarding mortgages for migrants, Mark Ghaly\u2014the Secretary of Health and Human Services\u2014announced he would resign at month\u2019s end after serving since 2019 during which time strict COVID measures were implemented in California schools longer than anywhere else in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview reflecting on those lockdowns\u2014which he called his \u201cbiggest regret\u201d\u2014Ghaly acknowledged their detrimental impact on children: \u201cAs we learn more about their effects&#8230; we may have been able to handle school attendance differently.\u201d While it&#8217;s commendable that Ghaly recognizes these mistakes now\u2014four years later\u2014it\u2019s worth noting other governors had already chosen different paths based on similar data regarding children&#8217;s risks during COVID-19 back then.<\/p>\n<p>Ghaly&#8217;s failure to acknowledge this reality suggests his comments are more about deflecting blame than taking responsibility alongside Newsom for their decisions\u2014a mindset reflected in both men\u2019s attempts at appearing less extreme by avoiding controversial stances like those seen with mortgage legislation.<\/p>\n<p>However, parents still grappling with how COVID lockdowns affected their children&#8217;s education will not easily forget what leaders like Newsom and Ghaly did during those critical times\u2014and American voters cannot ignore how recent open border policies have impacted national security and finances either.<\/p>\n<p>This presents a significant challenge for both Newsom and Kamala Harris: ultimately voters will make their choices known come November 5th regardless of any spin they attempt.<br \/>\nChris Jacobs is founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group\u2014a policy consulting firm based in Washington\u2014and author of &#8220;The Case Against Single Payer.&#8221; He participated in Jeopardy&#8217;s 1995 Teen Tournament and can be found on Twitter @chrisjacobsHC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":521,"featured_media":2340561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lt.-Gov.-Gavin-Newsom-Families-March.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[5835,3728,9182,3678],"class_list":["post-2340560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-aliens","tag-election","tag-mortgages","tag-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lt.-Gov.-Gavin-Newsom-Families-March.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}