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Bill: Immigration and Naturalization Act (2445)
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: June 2448
Description[?]:
| This act will establish the following policy regarding immigration and naturalization: 1) All those who wish to live in Beluzia may do so, provide they maintain a permanent address and are able to support themselves. 2) Only those who are born in Beluzia, or those born to nationals abroad, become Beluzian nationals. 3) Citizenship is automatically granted to nationals only. This will allow free, unrestricted immigration into Beluzia. It will also mean that those who may identify themselves as Beluzian are born there (even if born to resident non-nationals) or born to Beluzian nationals abroad. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Current: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Proposed: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 3
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 to nationals become nationals.
Proposed: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:53:01, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Immigration and Naturalization Act (2445) |
| Message | The Foreign Minister spits on your lousy proposals! The Foreign Office has its own ideas about how to treat immigrants! |
| Date | 17:22:14, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Republican Party | To | Debating the Immigration and Naturalization Act (2445) |
| Message | no.... |
| Date | 19:39:32, August 25, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Immigration and Naturalization Act (2445) |
| Message | This bill is really gay. Do you want huddled masses yearning to breathe free, or what? |
| Date | 19:18:19, August 26, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Bailon | To | Debating the Immigration and Naturalization Act (2445) |
| Message | We cannot and will not support such a motion, unrestricted immigration will only increase the social burden on our nation and it's infrastructure. |
| Date | 22:04:49, August 27, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Immigration and Naturalization Act (2445) |
| Message | We have our own version... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 513 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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