The Perfect California Scam
California has launched a program providing free solar panels and appliances to low-income farmworkers, including illegal immigrants. The initiative, part of a larger cap-and-trade system, has allocated $49 million since 2019 to support these efforts. However, the program faces skepticism from its intended beneficiaries, who are wary of government initiatives.
- ▪California's program aims to provide free solar panels and appliances to low-income farmworkers, including illegal immigrants.
- ▪Since 2019, the state has earmarked $49 million for this initiative, which is part of a broader cap-and-trade system.
- ▪The program has faced challenges in convincing illegal immigrants to participate due to skepticism about government programs.
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The Perfect California Scam David Strom 10:00 AM | May 27, 2026 AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File Well, not PERFECT. How about "perfectly symbolic." After all, the amount of money being wasted doesn't begin with a "B," but rather an "M."Still, you have to admit that this scam is the sort of thing that Californians will love, and the only problem with it was that the "clients" being served—illegal aliens—are more skeptical of government than the liberals trying to throw money at them. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); A contractor drove hundreds of miles a day trying to get illegal aliens to sign up and had to convince them that it wasn't a scam.Incredible stuff.
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