Stop 21st Century Alien Land Laws from Banning Property for Iranian Americans
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By Jamal Abdi, NIAC President and John C. Yang, Asian Americans Advancing Justice President
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law that was a direct echo of discriminatory “alien land laws” that targeted individuals based on their ancestral country.
Under the law, foreign nationals who are domiciled in a “foreign country of concern” — including Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria — will be restricted from purchasing land in many parts of the state.
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Discriminatory legislation banning property for Iranian and other nationals has been proposed in states across the country and at the federal level. Learn where these bills have been introduced and what is there current status.
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Shen v. Simpson – Florida Land Law Explainer
A deluge of “alien land laws” have recently been proposed in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress seeking to ban or restrict the purchase of
Discriminatory Florida Law Bars Certain University Offers to Iranian Nationals
Apart from the bureaucratic complexities that professors in Florida now face, it is the students who remain in the most uncertainty as life-changing opportunities are being stripped away from them. This law is one of many broad-based discriminatory measures strategically guised as maintaining national security that have begun cropping up at the state level.
Representative Judy Chu Statement for the Record on Congressional Alien Land Laws
Washington, DC – Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), provided a powerful statement for the record on how
NIAC Sends Organizational Letter on Rounds Amendment to Congress
Washington, DC – On September 20th, NIAC Action was among twenty-one organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, and National Immigration Law
NIAC Condemns Florida Court’s Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Alien Land Law (S.B. 264)
Washington, DC – Organizing Director for the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Americans must unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’
NIAC is glad to join with John Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice to call for Americans to unite to reject 21st Century ‘alien land laws’. Read our latest joint op-ed in The Hill here.
Rounds Amendment #813 Explained
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید Rounds Amendment #813 to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY24, passed the Senate on
Call your Senators to urge them to vote NO on the Rounds amendment.
Take Action and Call your Senators to urge them to vote NO on the Rounds amendment.would ban Iranians – along with Chinese, Russians and North Koreans – from purchasing certain agricultural property or private real estate used in agriculture.This would not just impose government-sanctioned restrictions on land purchases in the U.S. based on nationality, it risks encouraging racial and ethnic profiling against communities like ours and opens the gates to further government restrictions based on nationality or ethnic heritage.
NIAC Press Release on Senator Rounds Amendment to NDAA
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 the U.S. Senate will debate new restrictions on the purchase of agricultural land. A reckless amendment offered
NIAC Statement of Support for Florida Lawsuit and Rally against S.B. 264
Washington DC- The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement in support of the legal challenge to discriminatory Florida law SB 264 and rally
“Alien Land Law” Bill Tracker
** Last updated August 8th, 2023 ** Bills that have become law: State/Federal Bill Description Status Florida SB 264 Prohibits certain individuals from “countries of
NIAC Deplores Florida’s Passage of Discriminatory Bill Targeting Nationals of “Countries of Concern”
برای خواندن این مطلب به فارسی اینجا را کلیک کنید Washington, DC – NIAC President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement deploring the passage into law in
100+ civil rights organizations call out anti-immigrant Texas legislation
NIAC, United Chinese Americans, RISE AAPI and over 100 other national and Texas-based civil rights organizations signed a letter to Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick and the members of the Texas State Senate and House opposing Texas SB147.
Civil Rights Organizations Call Out Abbott & Texas House Over Legislation Banning Property Ownership
26 national and Texas-based American advocacy and civil rights organizations released a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, the Texas State Senate, and the Texas State House, criticizing a Texas state legislature bill, SB 147, which would ban citizens of Iran, China, North Korea, and Russia from purchasing property in Texas.
FAQs on Texas Bill SB 147
Read our talking points here. This racist bill needs to be defeated the way any bill is defeated – by mobilizing the public and forcing legislators to vote against it or remove the provisions targeting property bans at citizens.