There is no safety net for the millions of heartbroken refugees from the American Dream, scattered helplessly in any city you can name. As the author has discovered, the basic problem is a criminal lack of affordable housing in the wealthiest country in the world. And as city governments pay millions for dilapidated "temporary" housing, the homeless, often helpless, bear witness to the shameful crimes committed daily, cruelly imprisoning the victims for being just that. Includes an Index.

(Key Words: Housing, Poverty, Sociology, Poor, Homeless Persons, Welfare, Rent, Shelters, Lead Paint, Food Stamps, Children, Asthma, Jonathan Kozol).