ABSTRACT
Migrants from rural areas are not particularly welcome in the cities that they move to – and they are even less welcome if they occupy good locations as squatters, or if they buy a plot on illegally subdivided land. In most cases, they are aware of this in advance and are not surprised by the repression or rejection they experience. People come to a city, although no place is provided for them. The important fact is that they come anyway, despite knowing that they are not welcome, and that they will be excluded and discriminated against. They do not have access to decent rental apartments in ‘formal’ neighbourhoods. They will not find land to legally build on. If they want to stay in town, they have to accept housing solutions that violate formal rules.
