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As Dubai cracks down on crowded jerry-rigged apartments, migrant workers have nowhere else to go

Emirates_Illegal_Housing_Crackdown_68756DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lights flicker, doors hang off their hinges and holes in the walls expose pipes in the apartment building where Hesham, an Egyptian migrant worker, lives in Dubai, an emirate better known for its flashy skyscrapers and penthouses.