{"id":50244,"date":"2023-05-02T06:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=50244"},"modified":"2023-05-02T06:55:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:55:42","slug":"protecting-americas-farmland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=50244","title":{"rendered":"Protecting America’s Farmland"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 25th, The Washington Examiner<\/a> posted an article about China’s continuing purchase of American farmland–particularly near American military bases. Even on the surface that sounds questionable.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

A<\/span> spy balloon<\/a> floated over most of the continental United States. A Chinese government-linked corporation purchased a plot of land<\/a> near a sensitive military base.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The recent brushes with China<\/a> have crystallized a challenge for lawmakers and defense experts that has long sat in the shadows \u2014 Beijing’s steadily increasing share of U.S. land poses a serious \u201cnational security threat.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

On April 25th, Houston Public Media<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 147 was approved by Texas lawmakers Tuesday afternoon. The legislation is a watered-down version of the original proposal, which would have banned citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying land and homes in Texas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The new version would ban governmental entities, along with companies headquartered in one of the countries listed on the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community<\/a> put out by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, from buying “real property” in Texas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That list only names China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Were the bill to become law, citizens of the four countries who are not lawful residents, dual citizens or people seeking asylum would be able to buy homes in Texas. However, they would only be able to buy up to 20 acres of land.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bill clarifies that “real property” means “agricultural land, an improvement located on agricultural land, a mine or quarry, a mineral in place, or a standing timber.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article at Houston Public Media also notes:<\/p>\n

The measure needs to clear one more procedural vote before it’s sent to the Texas House for consideration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press<\/a>, the legislation comes two years after the Texas Legislature passed a bill banning deals on infrastructure with countries like China.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It also comes after news reports of a Chinese real estate billionaire purchasing land for a wind farm in Val Verde County, the home of Laughlin Air Force Base.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The billionaire is a veteran of the People’s Liberation Army, and has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, Forbes reported<\/a> in 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please follow the link above to The Washington Examiner article. It further explains the reason more states need to follow the example of Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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