{"id":1983,"date":"2026-05-27T02:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavoz.us.com\/homepage\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2026-05-27T02:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:08:05","slug":"steve-hilton-promises-tax-cuts-tougher-immigration-enforcement-and-economic-reform-in-california-governor-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavoz.us.com\/homepage\/american-community-media\/steve-hilton-promises-tax-cuts-tougher-immigration-enforcement-and-economic-reform-in-california-governor-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Hilton Promises Tax Cuts, Tougher Immigration Enforcement and Economic Reform in California Governor Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton presented himself as a pro-business immigrant determined to \u201crestore the California dream\u201d during an interview hosted by American Community Media as part of its California governor race series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton, originally from the United Kingdom and a former senior adviser to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, emphasized his personal immigrant story while criticizing California\u2019s Democratic leadership over the past 16 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a proud immigrant and new American citizen,\u201d Hilton said, describing how his Hungarian refugee parents raised him in a working-class household before he eventually moved to California in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entrepreneur, political commentator and founder of Golden Together argued that California has become unaffordable for working families and businesses, pointing to high taxes, housing costs, gas prices and electricity bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among his most notable proposals, Hilton pledged to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eliminate state income taxes on the first $100,000 earned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove California\u2019s annual small business tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End taxes on tips at the state level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce vehicle registration fees to a flat $71 annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower gas prices to around $3 per gallon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cut electricity bills in half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On immigration, Hilton drew a sharp distinction between legal and undocumented immigration. While repeatedly describing himself as \u201cpro-immigration,\u201d he said California should not obstruct federal immigration enforcement policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He argued that immigration policy is ultimately a federal responsibility and criticized what he described as confrontational approaches by California leaders toward federal authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton also addressed labor shortages in agriculture, saying California should reduce dependency on undocumented labor and expand workforce participation among unemployed residents. He additionally pointed to growing automation in the agricultural industry as part of the long-term solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In healthcare, Hilton proposed ending taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits for undocumented immigrants, arguing California taxpayers should not subsidize services for non-citizens beyond what federal law permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On education, he criticized diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives when they distract from academic fundamentals, especially reading and math performance among Latino and Black students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton also focused heavily on crime and public safety. He called for stronger prosecution of crimes, reversing prison closures, increasing rehabilitation programs and taking a tougher stance against hate crimes targeting Asian and Jewish communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding wildfires, Hilton argued that poor forest management \u2014 rather than climate change alone \u2014 has worsened California\u2019s wildfire crisis. He proposed reducing environmental regulations that, according to him, prevent adequate fuel and vegetation management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the 2026 California gubernatorial race intensifies, Hilton is positioning himself as a conservative alternative focused on affordability, public safety and government reform while appealing to legal immigrant communities and working-class voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steve Hilton promete recortes de impuestos, mayor control migratorio y reformas econ\u00f3micas en su candidatura a gobernador de California<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El candidato republicano a la gobernaci\u00f3n de California, Steve Hilton, se present\u00f3 como un inmigrante proempresarial decidido a \u201crestaurar el sue\u00f1o californiano\u201d durante una entrevista organizada por American Community Media como parte de la serie sobre la carrera electoral por la gobernaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton, originario del Reino Unido y exasesor principal del ex primer ministro brit\u00e1nico David Cameron, destac\u00f3 su historia personal como inmigrante mientras critic\u00f3 el liderazgo dem\u00f3crata en California durante los \u00faltimos 16 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoy un inmigrante orgulloso y un nuevo ciudadano estadounidense\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Hilton, quien record\u00f3 que sus padres h\u00fangaros llegaron como refugiados y lo criaron en un hogar de clase trabajadora antes de mudarse a California en 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El empresario, comentarista pol\u00edtico y fundador de Golden Together asegur\u00f3 que California se ha vuelto inaccesible para las familias trabajadoras y los negocios debido a los altos impuestos, el elevado costo de la vivienda, la gasolina y las tarifas el\u00e9ctricas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entre sus principales propuestas, Hilton prometi\u00f3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eliminar el impuesto estatal a la renta sobre los primeros 100 mil d\u00f3lares de ingresos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eliminar el impuesto anual para peque\u00f1os negocios en California.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exonerar de impuestos las propinas a nivel estatal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducir el costo de registro vehicular a una tarifa fija de 71 d\u00f3lares al a\u00f1o.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bajar el precio de la gasolina a aproximadamente 3 d\u00f3lares por gal\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reducir las tarifas el\u00e9ctricas a la mitad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sobre inmigraci\u00f3n, Hilton marc\u00f3 una clara diferencia entre inmigraci\u00f3n legal e indocumentada. Aunque se defini\u00f3 repetidamente como \u201cproinmigraci\u00f3n\u201d, asegur\u00f3 que California no debe obstaculizar las pol\u00edticas federales de control migratorio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tambi\u00e9n sostuvo que la pol\u00edtica migratoria corresponde principalmente al gobierno federal y critic\u00f3 las posturas confrontacionales adoptadas por l\u00edderes californianos frente a las autoridades federales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respecto a la escasez de trabajadores agr\u00edcolas, Hilton afirm\u00f3 que California debe reducir su dependencia de mano de obra indocumentada y aumentar la participaci\u00f3n laboral entre residentes desempleados. Adem\u00e1s, se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la automatizaci\u00f3n agr\u00edcola ser\u00e1 parte de la soluci\u00f3n a largo plazo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En materia de salud, propuso eliminar los beneficios m\u00e9dicos financiados por los contribuyentes para inmigrantes indocumentados, argumentando que California no deber\u00eda subsidiar servicios m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de lo permitido por la ley federal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En educaci\u00f3n, critic\u00f3 las iniciativas de diversidad, equidad e inclusi\u00f3n cuando, seg\u00fan \u00e9l, desv\u00edan la atenci\u00f3n de materias fundamentales como lectura y matem\u00e1ticas, especialmente entre estudiantes latinos y afroamericanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton tambi\u00e9n puso \u00e9nfasis en seguridad p\u00fablica y lucha contra el crimen. Propuso endurecer las sanciones penales, revertir el cierre de c\u00e1rceles, ampliar programas de rehabilitaci\u00f3n y combatir con mayor firmeza los cr\u00edmenes de odio contra las comunidades asi\u00e1tica y jud\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sobre los incendios forestales, sostuvo que el principal problema radica en la mala gesti\u00f3n de los bosques m\u00e1s que exclusivamente en el cambio clim\u00e1tico. Por ello, propuso flexibilizar regulaciones ambientales que, seg\u00fan afirm\u00f3, dificultan las labores preventivas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De cara a las elecciones para gobernador de California en 2026, Hilton busca posicionarse como una alternativa conservadora centrada en reducir el costo de vida, fortalecer la seguridad p\u00fablica y reformar el funcionamiento del gobierno estatal, apelando especialmente a inmigrantes legales y votantes de clase trabajadora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton presented himself as a pro-business immigrant determined to \u201crestore the California dream\u201d during an interview hosted by American Community Media as part of its California governor race series. 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