昨天给各个representative 打电话写信,又给提法案的senator 打电话,她的接线员说误伤,会修改language. 回头收到她办公室的回信,说会exclude 绿卡和美国公民。我听了觉得窝火:我当初给她反映过,国人过来工作要拿工作签证,要花上很多年才能拿到绿卡。 他们连工作签证都不准买房子, 这不是明显的就是掐中国人的脖子么,不想中国人过来么。 并且这个bill 提议起来的时候,不可能没有想到过这种情况,人家就是明晃晃的禁止你中国人,不要以为人家是误伤! 所以我又回信说 要么你禁止所有 有政治背景的土地买卖,要么就谁都不禁止。 只是把几个国家单独列出来是会导致歧视问题的。 我把我的回复贴一下,大家想给她写信的话,可以参照,最好自己写否则人家可能怀疑是假的spam。 即使你没有投票权你也可以打电话,人家不会(也没办法)check你是不是公民,有没有投票权,他们有时候会问你地址,有时候只是简单问你是否在德州。我准备过两天再代表我老公去打电话表示反对。 即使是外州的人也可以打电话表示反对一下,打电话的多了,怎么都是压力, 众志成城嘛。他们毕竟还要考虑自己的党派选票以及人心所向。如果大家都骂他,那他们得掂量掂量是否要冒天下之大不韪。你不表示反对 他们会觉得在美国的asian american不在乎甚至支持这个政策呢。 这里可以查询到你当地representative. https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home 这里是起草这个bill的senator 办公室号码: (512) 463-0118 他们办公室相对来讲比较注重feedback, 毕竟是他们搞起来的,搞砸了也不好看。 外加这个bill的链接,大家可以看看具体的细节和它的status Texas Legislature Online - 88(R) History for SB 147 capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB147 [email protected] Dear Andrea, Thanks for your email. While I appreciate the exception of permanent residence and US.. citizenship, I do not believe this is enough. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students come to the US for undergraduate and graduate education. After they graduate, many of these highly educated/skilled Chinese stay in the US on working visas, and spend anywhere from several to over ten years to get their permanent residence. According to this bill, they won’t be able to purchase a home in Texas when they work toward their citizenship. This bill reminds me of the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act in the 1880s which prohibited Chinese immigrants. Furthermore, it is not constitutional to ban a group of people from buying houses based on their race or nationality, this will lead to discrimination issues. Hitler in the 1930s started out by restricting Jews from holding real estate properties in Germany. I have firsthand experience of being discriminated against as an Asian and witnessed the increasing hostility towards Asian Americans over the last few years. I bought my first handgun during the pandemic out of fear for my safety even though I had never touched a gun before. This bill will further fuel the current Asian hate. As a mother of two, I am deeply disturbed by this hatred and worry about my kids’ future in the U.S. The bill should prohibit all politically connected land purchases by any foreign nationality or none at all. I strongly oppose singling out several countries and discriminating based on race or nationality. I will mobilize all my friends, neighbors, and acquaintances to vote against this bill shall it stay in its current form. Please forward my thoughts to Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst. Thank you for taking the time to read my email. Best,
他们的上一个回复 Ms. XXX, Thank you for calling and sharing your thoughts on SB 147. The Senator appreciates your comments. During the legislative process there will be ample opportunity to make improvements to the legislation. Input such as yours during the process to make legislation better is one of the hallmarks of our Texas legislature. I do want to reiterate: factors such as lawful permanent residence and US Citizenship being exempt from restrictions of the bill are among amendments to the legislation that will be considered. Senator Kolkhorst will work to ensure the legislation is targeting the authoritarian regimes and not those who have escaped the horrors these regimes. Please use the link here and you can follow the progress of the legislation and amendments to the bill on Texas Legislature Online. If you have other thoughts as the legislation progresses please call or email and share them with us!
Respectfully, --Andrea Andrea Fischer | Communications Director Office of State Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst 2000 South Market, Suite 101 Brenham, Texas 77833 979-251-7888
“I do want to reiterate: factors such as lawful permanent residence and US Citizenship being exempt from restrictions of the bill are among amendments to the legislation that will be considered. ” 这段话让人不寒而栗啊!US Citizenship 和绿卡在一起强调就暗示入籍的华人也会被区别对待,还有 “will be considered” 是很弱的语气。 薄荷糖 发表于 2023-01-20 13:10
如果真的是买房囤房的大户,就算没绿卡也难不倒他们,在美国找中介注册公司,再雇个老美做白手套就行了。这个法案最大的受害者就是拿着H1B单打独斗、攒点儿钱想给自己买个窝的小年轻们。这样的法案,毁的是American dream,是那个只要努力就能在美国有自己的家的信念。 自由女神像上的话说得多好, Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! 看看那样的字句,再看看现实,简直是绝大的讽刺。美帝小学里教Esperanza Rising,Esperanza一家子在墨西哥受尽迫害,逃到美帝之后终于获得新生,通过努力工作又有了自己的家和产业;结果华人Esperanza到了美帝被告知,对不起,你们是外人,就算有钱也不许置业,只许租房。 coalpilerd 发表于 2023-01-20 09:57
如果真的是买房囤房的大户,就算没绿卡也难不倒他们,在美国找中介注册公司,再雇个老美做白手套就行了。这个法案最大的受害者就是拿着H1B单打独斗、攒点儿钱想给自己买个窝的小年轻们。这样的法案,毁的是American dream,是那个只要努力就能在美国有自己的家的信念。 自由女神像上的话说得多好, Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! 看看那样的字句,再看看现实,简直是绝大的讽刺。美帝小学里教Esperanza Rising,Esperanza一家子在墨西哥受尽迫害,逃到美帝之后终于获得新生,通过努力工作又有了自己的家和产业;结果华人Esperanza到了美帝被告知,对不起,你们是外人,就算有钱也不许置业,只许租房。 coalpilerd 发表于 2023-01-20 09:57
谢谢楼主!
对。对这些人,明确表态施压(说俗点,就是骂),就够了。指望他们接受我们的“道理”,是不可能的。
老中骨子里的温良谦恭让没辙。但是如此温良的LZ站出来跟议员发声,就这一点已经很赞了。
thumps up
你书读的多,你这么能干,等着你去跟州长州议员吵架。 吵赢了让中国人买房我们选你做州长。
德州依据的法律是之前批准的这4个黑名单国家危害美国国家安全。你有本事把中国从黑名单里放出来。
自己大字不识几个就会泼妇骂街。
你连投票权都没有,你去威胁谁啊? 人家议员还要感谢你不成。多大的脸。
不懂法以为是泼妇骂街吗?你这种法盲非公民喊破喉咙也不给你买房。
你怎么不说也暗示了白人citizen要被区别对待。
对啊。那你说为什么针对中国。我们能左右的吗?要不你跟中美两国总统打个电话商量下个退一步?他们听你的吗。
不得不说两面都不是人。 所以没有指名道姓点到个人的事都少参与。谁都不会感谢你。 疫情期间两边都捐款捐物,照样被中国骂,在美国被当街打。 还是多存钱去火星。
怎么联合少数族裔?哪个少数族裔还比中国人爱买房?人家不买也能过。人家怎么能理解不给买房是件大事。
你看到哪个华人给俄罗斯/朝鲜人鸣不平了。
少数族裔平时都是黄右们的歧视对象
矮马,看哭了…自由女神上哪儿写的?没去过,下次一定要亲自看一眼
对,没错。这个提案就是充满了恶意。h1 b的人受影响最大。国内的有钱人可以通过各种白手套规避的,如果真的想抑制房价可以通过各种其他税收等方法的。不过舞不认为这个提案会通过
问题的关键,不是在于歧视中国人吗?
中国人爱/不爱买房,是个人的合法投资倾向,有对错之分吗?需要自我反省?
赵美心Judy Chu是2012年推动国会通过法案对排华法案regret的主要人物. 2022中期选举她获得选区内73%的选票
https://chu.house.gov/press-release/house-passes-rep-judy-chu%E2%80%99s-resolution-regret-chinese-exclusion-act
就是啊。 人家印度人还爱开加油站呢,就可以出个法规不准人家买加油站了? 再说了,中国人又不是最大的买家。德州的前五都算不上。 德州刚刚把最大的炼油厂卖给了阿拉伯人,炸了他们世贸大厦的阿拉伯人,转身不准中国人买个自住屋,有这么讽刺的么!
不是民众基础 是选票基础....
你确定他们觉得这是一记耳光吗😂
re 话说要是炸世贸的是中国人那真是不敢想象是什么境地
赞楼主👍
中国都上黑名单了。怎么不抗议上黑名单? 没上黑名单谁有机会按照法律歧视你?
“哈,我以为他/她是中国人”
这个理由是多么的合情合理,政府都写进法律了
然后其它美国白人听了攻击方的理由,恍然大悟,哦哦哦,原来这样啊,您还是好人,只是看错了,以为对方是中国人, 黄油们听到这种辩解马上说,看看,没有歧视华人吧,他只是看错国籍了
你问啥还说中文?
古巴也上黑名单了,禁运的更厉害,德州为啥不敢把古巴裔的列上。
不管移民status 如何,或者在不在德州,大家都去发一下吧。