“Unfortunately, El Paso has become a prime area for predatory wrap scammers, in particular those that target our military families who might need to sell their homes quickly, our unbanked immigrant population, and inexperienced first-time homebuyers who may struggle to obtain credit through a traditional bank,” Sen.

I looked into it further turns out the lien holders are illegal immigrants that did the work without being contracted.

Liz,  I don't think the majority of LOers are targeting 'illegal immigrants,' ESLers and people with minus 600 credit scores... if they plan on 'doing deals' for very long?

The US education is well known so many Chinese families are sending their kids to the US for studies (every year more than 300,000 Chinese students arrive in the US)3) Immigration: Chinese love to get another passport and the US is top on the list.  

It’s a cute area with houses set back from the street, a trend created by Belgian immigrants who settled here and continued their tradition of having gardens in the front yards.A lot of urban farmers are interested in this neighborhood.

Nope, it's not at all crazy for a tenant to own investment properties or (technically this next one is fraud) a property they purchased in their name as an owner occupant for their cousin Billy to live in (1st/2nd gen immigrants often do this, or at least try to, sometimes without even realizing this is fraud... and then I say something like "Uh, your LO and agent when you, who speaks English as a second language, purchased this place, that you now want to refinance, told you WHAT?!?!").

In addition there is an awesome coffee house called Kushnaya Cafe that was established by a recent Russian immigrant who has purchased properties in the area.

Canada has had some great immigration success...they allow immigration based on skill and need. 

And of course everyone is aware of the recent rate increases, and the likelihood of more to come. (3) China's President Xi is getting increasingly desperate to quash the outflow of capital, much of which landed in cash-only real estate purchases in North America, with a particular emphasis in California. (4) President Trump's immigration and trade policies (*whatever* they may be) appear likely to dampen foreign investment. (5) California's high earner/highly educated demographic is in negative growth; i.e., they're emigrating.Of course every part of the country faces most of these same changes and tendencies.

Any worry about being chucked out of the country due to immigration crack downs?