New Jersey Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, a Republican, proposed in April a bill urging the governor to reconsider diverting $40 million in federal economic relief funds to illegal immigrants and instead use the funds for property tax relief to New Jersey’s struggling homeowners. Homeowners in New Jersey have been struggling for years to pay their property taxes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic started, Scharfenberger told The Epoch Times in an interview. The problem was compounded by the impact of pandemic restrictions on the state economy, he added. “We have the highest property tax burden in the union.” Moreover, renters who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic cannot pay their rent, which impacts landlords who cannot pay their bills because they have not been receiving their revenue, the lawmaker said. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has considered using $40 million in federal funds to give illegal immigrants in the state …