These laws are being heavily driven by Republican legislatures. The places where we've seen them gain the most traction are Florida, Montana and Texas. Main target of these laws is China and people coming to the US from China. It's a move agriculture commissioner Sid Miller says is overdue.
A new Florida law will restrict where Chinese citizens can buy homes, and other states may follow suit. The legislation is eerily similar to racist land laws from over 100 years ago. Vox reporter Li Zhou and Hofstra law professor Julian Ku explain.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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