In recent years, an increasing number of states have enacted laws to restrict foreign land purchases, particularly targeting transactions involving Chinese individuals, Chinese-owned businesses, and the Chinese regime. These laws, known as “alien land laws” or “foreign land laws,” primarily focus on land near military facilities, with the aim of preventing foreign influences from posing threats to the U.S. economy and security.
In a Dec. 11 New York Times op-ed, Mae Ngai, a professor of history and Asian American studies at Columbia University, voiced concern about the rising crop of alien land laws. Ms. Ngai asked “How did we get here?” citing the “bull’s eye” that U.S. China policies “plants on our backs.”
