The US is not in this pickle, but that may be driven more by immigration than natural growth.

The original house hack by German immigrants if you will.

I never thought of it that way, but I'm an immigrant and a woman and thus a double minority as well and I think the same as you.

Once we were offered right off the bat 125% of market to take an enormous family, immigrants from a 3rd world country, who lived the same as if they were still in a dirt floored hut. 

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpa...http://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htmIn CA you can't ask someone their immigration status, but I didn't want to rent to illegal aliens, because they are a flight risk. 

We changed realtors and they bought a house from a realtor friend of mine who had immigrated to the U.S. from French speaking Quebec Canada and very much understood what it means to appreciate the language and cultural differences of others.

Chase bank will give legal immigrants a bank account. 

National origin discrimination often involves immigrants or non-English speaking individuals, but can also involve native-born U.

Immigration status is not a factor.There are many lawful reasons why a person may reside in the U.S. and may not be eligible for either a SSN or ITIN.

For new immigrants and foreign students, I sent them to the local Chase bank, where it was easy for them to get an account.