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Bill: Immigration Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutorian Conservative 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 2902
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:38:18, March 02, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Immigration Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, this racist bill should not see the light of day. We should not be refusing entry to immigrants on the grounds of their race or nationality, but on the relevance of their skills and qualification. Madam Speaker, the whole purpose and point of immigration is so that we can fill the knowledge and technical gaps that cannot be fulfilled by our own population. Madam Speaker, nationality and race play no part in this. |
| Date | 23:22:39, March 02, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Immigration Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, as written this bill is not implementable. Which countries would receive preferential treatment, and for what reason? |
| Date | 23:33:18, March 02, 2010 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Immigration Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, it is not a racist bill as we are not denying foreigners the right to enter the country we are simply restricting the numbers. As for the NLP all countries would be given an equal allocation of people allowed to reside in Hutori and we would have a points system to decide who should be allowed into the country. |
| Date | 10:08:42, March 03, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Immigration Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we already have a points system - that is how the system works! When considering whether to admit somebody to the country, His Majesty's Immigration Service considers the individual on the grounds of his skills and qualifications. That is how we best address the economic needs. Madam Speaker, we should not be restricting entry on grounds of nationality or race - we should be considering people by what they will bring to Hutori. |
| Date | 20:15:57, March 03, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Immigration Act |
| Message | Besides which, Madam Speaker, the point system already rewards people who are more "in line" with Hutori norms-- those who speak in the language, those who can pass a test on our history, et cetera. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 190 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |