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Bill: Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Workers Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2431
Description[?]:
| An Act to reform the current citizenship and immigration laws |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Current: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Proposed: Only those born to nationals become nationals.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:22:38, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Republican Party | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | no lol... |
| Date | 22:33:18, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | yes |
| Date | 22:58:09, July 18, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | only the best for Beluzia! |
| Date | 18:48:30, July 19, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | Being born here is irrelevant. You must bring something to Beluzia in order to obtain the Right to citizenship. |
| Date | 20:05:00, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | I have no problem with granting Right to Abode to anyone who meets basic qualifications: - maintaining a permanent residence in Beluzia - maintaining employment or obtaining sufficient means to support oneself during their stay; and - be free of criminal activities This stay could, in theory, be continued perpetually, until death. However, foreign citizens would always retain their own citizenship. Refugees would be categorized as a special category ("Beluzian Resident-Foreign National"), and could be issued a special passport for travel purposes. Currently, we face a population crisis in Beluzia. As immigration is not required to sustain our labour force, and as the Liberal Party supports the open and free movement of persons across borders, it is our view that migrants would have little practical need to obtain citizenship. Indeed, the law already provides for all persons in Beluzian territory regardless of nationality or citizenship. By extending citizenship and nationality by simple exam, we reduce the overall value for both. Indeed, what does the term 'citizen' or 'national' mean in such a state, other than 'legal resident.' Such a person would have little in common with those who had, for a great period of generations, called themselves Beluzian. |
| Date | 20:08:16, July 19, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | Those are not the basic qualifications for either residency or citizenship, and the People are unaware of any "population crisis". This strikes me as hysterical fearmongering of the most cowardly sort. As far as "a simple exam", I hardly think the exhaustive battery of physical, psychological and medical exams prospective citizens endure could be called anything other than rigorous and pervasive by any beyond a few of the basest decievers. |
| Date | 20:40:36, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Republican Party | To | Debating the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2430) |
| Message | people should know enough to integrate themselves as citizens. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 255 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 352 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 143 |
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