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LANSING, Mich. (May 6, 2025) \u2014 Sen.\u202fStephanie Chang<\/b>\u202f(D-Detroit), Rep. Mai Xiong<\/b> (D-Warren) and fellow members of the Michigan Asian Pacific American (APA) Legislative Caucus \u2014 Sens. Rosemary Bayer <\/b>(D-West Bloomfield) and Sam Singh <\/b>(D-East Lansing) and <\/b>Reps. Ranjeev Puri <\/b>(D-Canton), Julie Brixie <\/b>(D-Meridian Twp.), and Sharon MacDonell <\/b>(D-Troy) \u2014 have issued the following joint statement in regard to House Bills 4233<\/a> and 4234<\/a>, which seek to restrict people from owning land and property in Michigan based on their national origin. Specifically, these bills would prohibit individuals from seven countries \u2014 China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and Venezuela \u2014 from purchasing agricultural land and owning property within 20 miles of certain facilities and military bases under the guise of \u201cnational security\u201d concerns.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u201cAlien land laws were unconstitutional decades ago and remain unconstitutional, impractical, and xenophobic today. Our nation has had a long, unfortunate history of anti-Asian sentiment that led to the exclusion of immigrants from certain countries like the 1881 Chinese Exclusion Act, barring people from becoming citizens, and prohibiting land ownership by Asian immigrants, like the California Alien Land Law of 1913. All of these policies were rightfully overturned many years ago and should not be revisited here in 2025.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u201cOur Constitution clearly protects property rights for Michiganders, and our civil rights laws protect individuals from discrimination based on national origin. House Bills 4233-4234 do nothing to help Michiganders struggling to afford a decent home or solve our housing crisis. In fact, these bills would make it harder for realtors to do their jobs, further xenophobia, create a logistical nightmare, and would absolutely be challenged quickly in court for being unconstitutional.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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This legislation was passed on the House floor earlier today and now advances to the Senate for consideration.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The Michigan APA Caucus is a bicameral, bipartisan caucus that works to advance policies and initiatives to provide for the full participation of Asian Pacific Americans in the state of Michigan.<\/i>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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LANSING, Mich. (May 6, 2025) \u2014 Sen.\u202fStephanie Chang\u202f(D-Detroit), Rep. Mai Xiong (D-Warren) and fellow members of the Michigan Asian Pacific American (APA) Legislative Caucus \u2014 Sens. 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