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Bill: Malivian Border Control Act Of 4169
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivian People's Party
Status[?]: passed
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: September 4171
Description[?]:
| Proposed by The Malivian People's Party Signed by Party President Mr. Khye Clark JULY 4169 (21.02.2017) I. The goal of this bill is to impose simple tests upon those who have come from other nations and who wish to reside in Malivia II. This is a top policy of the The MPP and a major security concern for the whole nation. Due to changes in Government The MPP would like to, again, propose this bill be read and considered by all honorable members. Malivia is in danger of becoming, and quite possibly already is, home to extremist groups, criminals, tax evaders etc. Do we want to be known around the world for being a haven for criminals? Our borders are 100% open, we don't even do simple ID security checks upon those who are visiting or moving here alike. Anyone may claim nationality, which we don't dispute, but anyone may claim citizenship just because they say they are Malivian. We need simple tests to confirm the identity of anyone who wishes to become a citizen. We need specialists talking to these people to see what their view of our Nation is and other questions that we could use to determine their character. People who openly say they wish to cause our nation harm should not be allowed to reside here, am I right? After we allow anyone to become a citizen, we then send them a nice little ID card to use all over Malivia.. even though we never confirmed who they were. In effect, we believe many people can, and have, created entirely new identities upon entering Malivia. III. The tests we propose to be conducted shall be simple ones. Those who have no ID due to coming from a war torn nation or other disasters would not simply be refused. It would be a case-by-case processes and would require much manpower and resources on our behalf ( more jobs though, right?) IV. Anyone coming to Malivia who wishes to reside here shall be considered a visitor upon arrival at our borders. There, they shall undergo all the same tests as proposed in article 2 of this bill. If they gain access to Malivia through passing the said test, they would then have the right to take our citizenship test. V. All current Malivian citizens, and any person born in Malivia, would automatically pass the citizenship test. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome but no financial aid is given to them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:02:41, February 24, 2017 CET | From | Malivian People's Party | To | Debating the Malivian Border Control Act Of 4169 |
| Message | Since there has been no debate on this bill, It will now be time to vote. |
| Date | 03:32:11, February 24, 2017 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Malivian Border Control Act Of 4169 |
| Message | The Libertarian Party would have voted yes to this proposal, however it fundamentally disagrees with Article 1 of this Bill. While the description of this Bill is heavily appealing, it believes that all people born in Malavia should become a citizen and no test should be required, Article 1 of this Bill is highly unethical, but if a new Bill with just Articles 2 and 3 were proposed then the Libertarian Party will be happy to vote yes. |
| Date | 14:12:36, February 24, 2017 CET | From | Malivian People's Party | To | Debating the Malivian Border Control Act Of 4169 |
| Message | You may have missed the last article, Ill quote it here for you; V. All current Malivian citizens, and any person born in Malivia, would automatically pass the citizenship test. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 285 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 241 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 174 |
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