I&#x27;m not sure that the problem has ever been how many Chinese have immigrated, but how many <i>rich people who happen to be Chinese</i> have immigrated. For starters, we have an entirely misguided and wrong-headed &#x27;immigrant investor program&#x27; that allows rich people to jump the immigration queue.<p>I think the problem is deeper than this, though. Most people in Vancouver actually want prices to stay high; there are a whole lot of home owners in Vancouver who are counting on that $3M cheque for their house to pay for their retirement. Its the provincial government that wields the legislative cudgel here, and they&#x27;re going to listen to those home-owners waiting for their Chinese-exit. Worse, much of the BC economy is now based on real-estate; selling it, buying it, rebuilding it, and renovating it. We&#x27;ve built our economy on selling rich Chinese people our homes. If the provincial government intervenes and fixes house prices, it would probably harm the construction and real estate business; it would be political suicide.