The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing

By: Rahim Kurwa, University of Illinois Chicago

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 27, 2025

Words: 1,255

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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By Rahim Kurwa, University of Illinois Chicago

The U.S. housing market has been ensnared in a growing affordability crisis for decades.

The problem has gotten dramatically worse in recent years. Since 2019, home prices are up 60% nationwide. A record-high 22 million renters are “cost-burdened” – spending more than 30% of their income on housing.

Meanwhile, stagnant wages, limited housing supply and lagging federal assistance have helped leave more than

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