The Housing Needs of Undocumented Residents

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Undocumented immigrants face unique and often invisible barriers to housing—exclusion from federal programs, fear of retaliation, and discriminatory screening practices.

Join us for a timely conversation on how we can break down these barriers and advance housing solutions that include everyone—regardless of immigration status.

We’ll explore:
– Why undocumented immigrants are excluded from key housing programs
– How fear and discrimination drive housing instability
– Local policies and community-based models creating real change

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Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in access to homeownership have created the need to examine whether—and how—to change aspects of the complex and rapidly changing housing US finance system. This challenge, and the foundational questions it raises, will be the focus of a series of public lectures given by practitioners and scholars in conjunction with a class on housing finance and equity offered by MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

Vanessa Perry, the first speaker in the series, is Vice Dean for Strategy; Special Advisor to the Dean; Professor of Marketing; and Professor of Strategic Management & Public Policy at the GW School of Business. Perry, who has done extensive research on race and racism in mortgage lending, is also a nonresident fellow at the Urban Institute and has served as a senior advisor to the US Secretary Housing and Urban Development and senior economist at Freddie Mac.

Register to attend online.
The public is also welcome to attend in person, no registration needed: 
MIT Building 9 (105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge), Room 354. 

Co-Sponsor(s): MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning MIT’s Golub Center for Finance and Policy

When:
February 28th
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Where:
Online Event
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