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Bill: Alien Exclusion Act
Details
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 3814
Description[?]:
| SEC .I Whereby the current law allows everyone free residency in this country without enforcing standards and conduct for citizenship, all alien residents of the Republic of Solentia will now be ordered to register with the Department of Foreign Affairs as an alien resident to be included in a national database. SEC II. Said foreign resident will then have a grace period of Ninety (90) days to 1) leave the Republic, 2) apply for a work or student permit, or 3) have made all the preliminary requirements in pursuing citizenship. SEC. III Any foreign resident who is still within the Republic after the grace period has expired and has not satisfied any of the three above pathways will be arrested, prosecuted and deported to their country of origin. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Current: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:01:13, March 11, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | "No. This proposition is outrageous!" ~Ted Johnson, Head Chairman of the LPS |
| Date | 20:09:15, March 11, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | How would anyone benefit from such a proposal? What improvement is there in kicking out productive members of our society who happen to be a "foreigner"? Why is winning the lottery of life and being born in Solentia so important? The chances of being born here are entirely random and as such it is ridiculous to ban those who happened to not be born in our nation. -Jessica Chambers, Head Speaker of the Reform Option Council |
| Date | 20:10:25, March 11, 2015 CET | From | Radical Republican Party (RRP) | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | We belive that all followers of the true faith should be able to reside permanently in our country. Adam Reed FT Spiritual leader |
| Date | 20:13:09, March 11, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | Productive members? What productive members of society eschew the responsibility of citizenship? What productive members enjoy the social benefits purchased with citizens' tax money while refusing to pay their fair share? Pierre Acton, National Chairman, SUN |
| Date | 20:22:48, March 11, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | Our laws do not give immigrants citizenship immediately. We have to give them time so that they can even apply for citizenship in the first place. As far as them paying their fair share, they have to follow the same tax laws that everyone else in Solentia does. -Jessica Chambers, Head Speaker of the Reform Option Council |
| Date | 20:32:02, March 11, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | We encourage Jessica to read the legislation. SUN proposes a 90 day grace period to fill out a few forms and begin the process of citizenship. Since all of this can take place in the span of an afternoon, we feel 90 days is more than gracious. Since alien residents are not citizens many do not have legitimate jobs and work under the table and are not on file with local and national tax revenue departments; hence, they pay no taxes. Pierre Acton, National Chairman, SUN |
| Date | 10:12:15, March 12, 2015 CET | From | Communist Party of Solentia (CPS) | To | Debating the Alien Exclusion Act |
| Message | The unregistered immigrants don't get social benefits either. We are strongly against this proposal. Julia Wise, SDP chairperson |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 87 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 338 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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