‘Morally and Fiscally Irresponsible’: California GOP Lawmakers Slam Effort To Give Phone Subsidies to Illegal Immigrants

‘We cannot reward those who break our laws with free healthcare, free tuition, and now free cellphones,’ one state lawmaker tells the Sun.

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California plans to vote on a program that would allow illegal immigrants to be eligible to receive monthly phone service subsidies and exemptions on several phone-related taxes and fees. Jeff Chiu/AP

California’s latest giveaway to illegal immigrants could come in the form of monthly phone service subsidies — but the proposal is already facing fierce opposition from lawmakers who tell the Sun that the state shouldn’t “reward” individuals living in America illegally. 

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