Ban on Chinese citizens, others, owning property in Texas gets initial approval Senate
“In short, the substituted bill still takes away the rights of an entire class of people without due process and solely on the basis of their national origin,” said Houston Democratic Rep. Gene Wu, who is Chinese American. “Less discrimination is still discrimination.”
. Kolkhorst had been reluctant attaching the bill to a federal report, as some suggested, but apparently relented.
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