(RECAP: Immigrants fared far better than the U.S.-born population when it came to holding onto their homes or buying new ones after the housing market tanked, according to recent studies that parsed U.S. Census data. While overall homeownership rates declined after the housing bust, rates increased among immigrants, challenging the assertion that immigrants were hit disproportionately by the housing crisis. The studies come at a time of deep interest in the housing decisions of immigrants, who are expected to account for more than a third of the overall increase in the number of homeowners during the decade that ends in 2020.)