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Re:Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes by ChuckNorris89 on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @08:46AM (#34231210)
> it makes me wonder how Paris's immigration boom is happening [...] There is no way all of these people outrank someone with a doctorate in a tech field, statistically speaking. I'm curious what other factors are at play here.

Because a lot of immigrants who come to Paris (and any other big metro areas like London, Berlin, New York, etc.) have no standards regarding housing and don't care about these issues. They're just happy to be in a big rich city with economic opportunities (legal and otherwise) so they can make some money and send to their families back home, regardless if they live in slum like conditions.

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Re:Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes by throwaway_paris on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @08:23PM (#34240655)
That makes some sense, but from my point of view my housing situation is not ideal, either: the apartment I'm renting is half the size and twice the money of what I was renting before, although I didn't live at a capital city then.
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