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The Florida Alien Land Law of 1926 May Finally be Removed

By immigrationprof

Florida is the last state in the nation still to have a constitution marked with one remnant of the Jim Crow era: a rule allowing legislators to ban Asian immigrants from owning land.

This November, voters have a chance to remove the so-called ‘alien land law’ of 1926 from Florida’s Constitution. That would complete a nationwide purging of the rules once in force in more than a dozen states. For the story, click here.

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