Arjun Sethi : These accusations are largely urban myth . As Americans go home for the holidays , some homeless go to tent cities . Sethi : Tent cities , either makeshift or more permanent , proliferate across America . He says instead of helping the homeless , states are cracking down on these communities . NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. Tent cities are a reminder of America 's growing income inequalities .
Arjun Sethi : As Americans go home for the holidays , some homeless go to tent cities . Sethi : Tent cities , either makeshift or more permanent , proliferate across America . He says instead of helping the homeless , states are cracking down on these communities . NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. Tent cities are a reminder of America 's growing income inequalities .