Texas is trying to pass a law that would prevent Chinese citizens from buying property. It doesn't have any exceptions for legal permanent residents, visa holders or dual citizens. Even if it doesn't pass, or is ruled unconstitutional, its popularity is indicative of sentiment in the state and the difficulties Asians face. Rhetoric around the bill seeks to make a false distinction between Texans and Chinese people.

#Texas #Racism #StopAsianHate #NoToSB147

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/chinese-citizens-texas-are-incensed-proposal-ban-buying-property-state-rcna70836

"At the Austin rally, people held signs that said, 'STOP Chinese Exclusion,' evoking the Chinese Exclusion Act, a 19th century law that blocked citizenship to Chinese residents in the U.S., affirming the exclusion of Asian immigrants from a 1790 naturalization law. A speaker also referenced 'alien land laws,' racist laws in California and other states that restricted Asian immigrants and others from owning property…"

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-08/sb-147-texas-bill-targeting-property-ownership-rattles-texans-of-chinese-descent

(h/t @michael_w_busch)

#NoToSB147 #TxLege

I love Mastodon, but I miss my POC activist, #Desi, and #AsianAmerican communities back on Instagram and Twitter.

Like back on IG and Twitter, folks I know are talking about #NoToSB147, opposing the proposed Texas law that would prohibit immigrants from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from owning property.

I’m just not seeing that on here, and it’s unfortunate.

In the meantime, here’s more:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoToSB147
https://www.instagram.com/p/Coh3fyUrAyF/