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That's great! There's a housing crisis here too and unfortunately the opposition to the project uses this as their main argument. Those supporting refugee housing are framed as enemies of the 'real' locals, even though the current plans are the result of trying to fit the refugee housing in such a way that it doesn't impact planned permanent housing projects.


The answer is to build enough for everyone. Building enough can happen in a lot of different ways:

https://www.sightline.org/2017/09/21/yes-you-can-build-your-...

BTW, the two groups that seem to be doing the most concrete work on housing are:

* https://new.yimbyaction.org/

* https://welcomingneighbors.us/

I've learned a lot and it's great to connect with people all over the US doing similar work.




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