Los Angeles Times Article RatingOpinion: Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? The president-elect's housing views are a puzzle
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- Politician Portrayal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
46% : As a former real estate developer -- and an advocate of deregulation in general -- Trump ought to be a YIMBY, the yes-in-my-backyard, pro-housing opposite of a NIMBY.46% : One of the few specific ideas Trump has proposed for increasing the housing supply is opening up federal land for residential development.
34% : Lately Trump and company have taken to blaming the housing crisis on illegal immigration, suggesting the real estate market will be just fine once they deport 10 million or so immigrants.
31% : Trump has consistently said that the idea of high-density housing in the suburbs threatens the American way of life.
21% : But Trump is all over the place on the housing issue, as he is on so many others.
15% : Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY?
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