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@ACLU - BREAKING: We're suing Florida over a discriminatory property law that blocks most immigrants
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@ACLU
BREAKING: We’re suing Florida over a discriminatory property law that blocks most immigrants from China, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from buying homes in much of the state.
The law singles out Chinese people for the harshest restrictions and penalties.
The new law harkens back to the anti-Asian land laws of the past century, which barred Chinese and Japanese immigrants from owning property in many states.
Those laws violated the fundamental right to equal protection — just like Florida’s does.
Laws like these are based on false claims about national security.
There’s no evidence that real estate purchases by people from China are causing harm, but there is a long history of similar policies making discrimination and violence against immigrants worse.
The bill legitimizes and expands housing discrimination, in violation of both the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act.
It is unfair, unjustified, and unconstitutional.
We, @aaldef, @acluFL, and @dehenglaw are ready to fight back against this racist policy.
@ACLU
BREAKING: We’re suing Florida over a discriminatory property law that blocks most immigrants from China, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from buying homes in much of the state.
The law singles out Chinese people for the harshest restrictions and penalties.
The new law harkens back to the anti-Asian land laws of the past century, which barred Chinese and Japanese immigrants from owning property in many states.
Those laws violated the fundamental right to equal protection — just like Florida’s does.
Laws like these are based on false claims about national security.
There’s no evidence that real estate purchases by people from China are causing harm, but there is a long history of similar policies making discrimination and violence against immigrants worse.
The bill legitimizes and expands housing discrimination, in violation of both the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act.
It is unfair, unjustified, and unconstitutional.
We, @aaldef, @acluFL, and @dehenglaw are ready to fight back against this racist policy.
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