Photo Credit: Congresswoman Mary Miller, Illinois 15th Congressional District.
For Immediate Release – January 12, 2022
Congresswoman Miller Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Chinese Land Purchases in the United States
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) and Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) introduced the National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land, which would prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing public or private land in the United States.
“We have an inherent responsibility to put our own citizens first, and the National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land does just that,” Miller said. “In recent years, we have seen foreign investors flood the market, increasing home prices for Americans. This is especially an issue in Rural America where the Chinese Communist Party is attempting to buy land in our country, with an emphasis on farmland, to gain strategic leverage over the United States.”
“Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to promote cars made with Chinese batteries and minerals mined in China instead of supporting American farmers by promoting ethanol and biofuels,” said Miller. “The American people would be much better served if the Agriculture Committee focused on prohibiting Chinese land purchases in our country.”
According to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Database (AFIDA), foreign companies and individuals have purchased 519,248 acres of agricultural land in Illinois over the past decade. The purchases are worth approximately $4.1 billion.
You can read more about this bill in an article by Breitbart News.
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