Topic: housing
Did Illegal Immigration Drive Up Your Rent? The Dallas Fed Study Trump Cited, Examined
A preliminary Dallas Fed working paper found unauthorized immigration contributed about 19% of rental price increases from 2021–2024. Trump claimed 40–50% via a government housing program that…
NY Millionaire Flight and $5K Rents: What the Data Shows, and What Mamdani Has to Do with It
The CBC tax-revenue and rent figures are real, but the viral post misattributes a 12-year trend to a mayor who has been in office six months and misrepresents undocumented immigration as the cause…