Now Texas Governor Abbot is on board with banning Chinese immigrants from buying homes?

“In recent weeks, eyes have turned to Texas Senate Bill 147, which would strip citizens of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea of the right to buy land or property, including homes. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has already said he will sign it if it passes.”

#NoToSB147 #GregAbbot #TxLege #AsianAmerican #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/texas-senator-bill-ban-chinese-property-ownership-says-may-prove-even-rcna71829

@alfredtwu I saw people using the #NoToSB147 hashtag for this, fyi, e.g. https://mastodon.social/@anirvan/109861507877453401

(this reply is "Unlisted," so it links to the hashtag without appearing under the hashtag)

"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

@anirvan I'm sorry that you aren't having the same positive experiences here just yet. Maybe we can try to get #NoToSB147 and #AsianAmerican and #Desi trending on mastodon and fedi as well!

This is literally in the text of the Texas bill:

"the following may not purchase or otherwise acquire title to real property in this state:…an individual who is a citizen of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia."

See it for yourself at https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB147/id/2612943 and https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB147

I can't speak for the other countries, but there are *tons* of Chinese immigrants with green cards, H1-B, H4, and student visas living in Texas. Barring them from owning homes is sickening.

#NoToSB147

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/