2023 年 5 月 9
日——昨天,佛羅里達州州長德桑蒂斯簽署了參議院第 264
號法案,該法案表面以國家安全的名義,僅僅依據種族、民族和國籍而禁止中國公民在該州購買不動産。
美國華人聯合會 (UCA) 是華裔美國人的全國性聯盟,我們認爲新法律違反了憲法第 14
條修正案和聯邦公平住房法所保障的平等權益。UCA
同時認爲這項法律很危險,因爲它會使針對亞裔美國人的歧視做法和種族主義行爲合法化和正常化。
佛羅里達州在其州長的敦促下,通過了這種公然歧視華人和其他亞洲國民的官方法案,不禁讓人聯想到 150
年前頒佈的禁止中國勞工入境的《排華法案》;一個多世紀前通過的加州外國人土地法禁止亞洲人在該州擁有土地;在第二次世界大戰期間頒佈的第
9066 號總統行政命令監禁了日裔美國人等一系列針對性的法案。
“與其他美國人一樣,華裔美國人一直在捍衛我們的國家利益方面發揮着重要作用。任何人都不應該通過歧視或違反我們自己的憲法來解決國家安全問題。這種可惡的法案不僅無助于加強國家安全,”UCA
會長薛海培説,“反而把人們帶回到了政客肆意煽動恐慌情緒並惡意踐踏無辜美國人民權利的麥卡錫主義年代。德桑蒂斯的這項法案,本質上就是某些政客爲了自己的政治利益而進行的“看看誰對中國更強硬’的競賽。”
UCA將與華美維權同盟 (CALDA)、佛州亞裔維權同盟 (FAAJA)
和其他組織合作,挑戰佛羅里達州這項錯誤的法律,並確保它被聯邦法院推翻或被佛羅里達州人民廢除。我們呼籲美國各界民衆,企業,社會組織和宗敎團體與我們一道譴責這項歧視性惡法。
UCA呼籲任何關注此法案的美國民衆和社會組織與UCA(info@ucausa.org)聯繫,團結一致,挫敗這一歧視性法律!
WASHINGTON DC - Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - Yesterday, Florida
Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264, legislation that,
among other things, prohibits Chinese nationals from acquiring real
property in the state based solely on race, ethnicity and country of
origin, ostensibly in the name of national security.
The United Chinese Americans (UCA), a national coalition
representing Americans of Chinese descent, believes the new law to
be in violation of the equal protection guaranteed by 14th Amendment
to the Constitution and of the Federal Fair Housing Act. UCA deems
this law also dangerous because it would legitimize and normalize
discriminatory practice and racist behaviors towards Asian
Americans.
With the passage of this blatant act of official discrimination
against Chinese and other Asian nationals, Florida, at the urging of
its governor, follows in the repugnant and discredited tradition of
the Chinese Exclusion Act, enacted nearly 150 years ago to bar the
entry of Chinese laborers into the U.S., the California Alien Land
Law, passed more than a century ago to prohibit Asians from owning
land in the state, and Presidential Executive Order 9066, issued
during World War Two to incarcerate Japanese Americans. This is
indeed a dark day in American history.
“No less than other Americans, Chinese Americans have always played
an important role in defending our national interests. No one should
ever address national security concerns by means of discrimination
or by violating our own constitution. This odious measure not only
does nothing to enhance national security,” said Haipei Shue,
president of UCA, “but also brings us back to the McCarthy era, when
politicians fearmongered and maliciously stepped on the rights of
innocent Americans. This DeSantis’ bill, in essence, is the race to
show ‘Who is tougher on China’ among certain politicians for their
own political gains.”
UCA will work with Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance (CALDA),
Florida Asian American Justice Alliance (FAAJA) and others to
challenge this misguided Florida law and see to it that it is struck
down by the Federal court or repealed by the people of Florida. We
call on Americans in all walks of life, corporations, civic
organizations and faith-based groups, to join us condemning this act
of blatant discrimination.
UCA is calling for any concerned citizen or organization to contact
us (info@ucausa.org) to work with us in solidarity to defeat this
discriminatory law.
United Chinese Americans (UCA)May 9th, 2023
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