Andy Biggs Introduces Bill Reducing Citizens' Housing Competition with Illegal Aliens

Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has introduced a bill reducing the need for American citizens and legal residents to compete with illegal aliens to buy a home.

Specifically, the Restoring the American Homebuyers Dream Act authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to share Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) information, which are used for residents without Social Security numbers, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement purposes.

Illegal aliens can apply for an ITIN, which allows them to potentially compete with American citizens and legal residents for housing. Letting the IRS share this information, therefore, allows DHS to track which ITIN holders may be in the United States illegally, thereby reducing competition, without compromising the information of Americans with a Social Security number.

"Over the past decade, access to the American Dream has drastically diminished for everyday men and women seeking to raise their families in the land of the free and the home of the brave," Rep. Biggs shared in a press release. "As the number of illegal aliens in the United States has climbed, affordability has become harder to come by – especially in the housing market, where first-time home buyers have largely been priced out of the arena due to the combination of skyrocketing costs and overwhelming interest rates."

"I'm pleased to offer this solution to help close the loopholes, secure the system, and ensure that homeownership is again within reach for American citizens and legal residents who built this nation and play by its rules."

In September 2024, the Arizona congressman introduced the Keeping Aid for Municipalities and Localities Accountable (KAMALA) Act, which adds language to the existing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) system to clarify that its benefits apply solely to American citizens and not illegal aliens, be they paroled or granted asylum, and also prohibits the Federal government's Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department from allocating these CDBG funds to states that offer housing assistance to noncitizens.