The legislation would ban Chinese nationals, except for U.S. citizens and residents, from owning land in Florida.
about the increase in Chinese ownership of U.S. agricultural land, including farmland by an air base in North Dakota which was purchased in 2022. In response, legislation has been introduced at both the national and state level, which would restrict the purchase of farmland by countries deemed hostile to the United States.
However, the proposed bill in Florida has sparked a backlash, with opponents arguing it could violate the 1968 Fair Housing Act. This key piece of civil rights era legislation banned discrimination based on race, national origin, religion or sex in the sale of housing. On Saturday, dozens of Chinese Americans protested against the bill outside the Florida Capitol, with signs reading"Equality For All" and"No anti-Asian Bill."
Speaking on Wednesday, Democratic state Representative Fentrice Driskell argued the bill appears unconstitutional. She added:"Who is going to enforce this? Realtors? Come on. We are better than this."support the legislation including state Representative Katherine Waldron, one of its co-sponsors.
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