The gentrification blame game goes international

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People being displaced from their homes by human migration are understandably upset, and often look for someone to blame.

Today, we get to receive a response from a member of the class that is frequently cast as the ultimate villain, the class that (according to some), "makes it worse" or even "starts it all"....

 

Foreign NYC buyer argues that she is 'not the enemy' - The Real Deal New York

Affordable housing advocates, activists fighting gentrification and politicians have all, at one point or another, wagged their fingers at super-rich foreign natives that snatch up luxury condos for staggering sums. But Toronto-native and West 57th Street-condo-buyer, Diane Francis, claims ...

 http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/02/23/foreign-nyc-buyer-argues-that-she-is-not-the-enemy/