From the ACLU, this is at Liberty.

I'm Kendall Seasmeyer, your host.

This May, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 264, a law that restricts Chinese nationals from acquiring property in the state of Florida,

under the guise of protecting national security. But the issue is actually pretty clear.

Chinese people are not the Chinese government, and conflating the two is just the latest iteration

of anti-Asian land laws and anti-Asian discrimination,

the date as far back as the 1880s.

Rather than protecting national security,

this law will actually shatter the dreams of Chinese families, students, and business owners,

hoping to build a life in the Sunshine State.

So we at the ACLU, along with our partners, are suing Florida over SB 264, arguing in

Shen v. Simpson that the law legitimizes and expands housing discrimination against people of

Asian descent, and therefore violates both the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act.

Joining us today to discuss this case are Bethany Lee, legal director of the violates both the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act.

Joining us today to discuss this case are Bethany Lee, legal director of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and one of our co-consuls in the case, an Echo King,

an immigration lawyer and co-founder of the Florida Asian Americans Justice Alliance,

a group that is rallying the support of

Floridians against this kind of discrimination. Bethany, Echo, welcome to at Liberty.

Thank you so much for having us. Thank you for having me.

So SB 264 has been in effect in Florida since July. In the broadest sense, this law severely restricts many immigrants from China, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from buying property in much of the state.

This is bad from the get-go. But what's even worse is that notably, these restrictions

and criminal penalties are harsher for people from China. So, Bethany, I'm wondering if you can

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