Historians estimate that more than half the properties in Beijing's hutongs are classified as public housing, so those behind the illegal projects include both wealthy property owners and more humble local residents.
Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities, as there is a major shortage of housing in urban areas.
The private sector will need to "race to the top" by setting higher industry standards for responsible business, and pulling out of illegal projects.
Last month al-Jazeera made allegations of corruption in the heart of the vice-president's office when it secretly filmed two people claiming to be his advisers accepting cash payments from undercover journalists in return for a promise he would support an illegal timber project.
Consequently, immigration policies should be more focused on the formation of motivations, which reflect the first step of an illegal migration project.
Describing this challenge properly is essential to understanding it, and this understanding is essential if Israelis are to turn back from the suicidal cliff toward which their metastasizing illegal settlement project has been driving them in recent years.
