“State-sponsored terrorism' and “torture” were the words L.A. City Council members used to describe a proposed rule that would deny federal housing aid to households that include anyone living in the country illegally.
Councilman Mike Bonin echoed Wesson and added the words “stupid” and “counterproductive.”
A HUD spokesperson said that only 1 in 4 qualified households nationwide currently receive housing assistance and that people spend an average of more than two years on a waitlist. In L.A., the average wait time is more than four years. Leticia Lopez, a single mother of four who has lived in the same housing project in Pacoima for the last 18 years, said she and her children are stressed. Her eldest son, 26, suffers from schizophrenia, and she cares for him full time.
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