Mass migration breeds housing shortages and political upheaval While there has been increasing awareness of the problem of homelessness in the U.S., far less attention has been paid to why there is a lack of affordable housing in so many cities.  While many factors contribute to the problem, there is a glaringly obvious one whose name apparently must not be mentioned in polite circles: the effect of high population density caused by reckless immigration policies. This immigration-fueled housing crisis is hitting other developed countries hard, and their citizens are demanding change from their leaders.   Aided by big immigration increases under the watch of Fine Gael, the once reigning and now third-place party in Parliament, Ireland's population recently surpassed levels not seen since before the devastating potato famine of the 1840s.  Now, out of the country's 5 million residents, one in eight is foreign-born. According to mainstream Irish news outlets, the subsequent demand on housing has pushed up prices and rents to levels well out of reach for working- and even middle-class Irish.  Following a new annual report on immigration figures, the establishment Irish Times stated, if such a level of growth is maintained, "it can only pile further pressure on an already acute accommodation crisis." https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/mass_migration_breeds_housing_shortages_and_political_upheaval.html?fbclid=IwAR076KssmqlbAamm3ZLd8tRFczK1oh6h6PjUF43HFbm8PFSnzpdd2OBSgQg#ixzz6EzCcA9y3