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Bill: Immigration Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
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: March 2333
Description[?]:
| Whereas, The immigration quotas currently in effect mean nothing if absolutely anyone can classify him or herself as a refugee, but Whereas, we do not want the government conducting unreasonable searches for suspected illegal immigrants, We hereby propose to only accept people under "refugee" status if the circumstances from which they are fleeing are truly extreme. However, at the same time we propose that the government may not actively search houses just on the basis that iit believes that illegal immigrants may be present. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Current: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Proposed: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome but no financial aid is given to them.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; no aid is given to them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:02:40, December 21, 2006 CET | From | United Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Immigration Reform Act |
| Message | support 1 oppose 2 |
| Date | 13:02:43, December 21, 2006 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Immigration Reform Act |
| Message | We feel that whilst the PLPL makes a very compelling argument, and that Article 1 is something we back 100%, weare concerned about Article 2. A refugee is someone who is fleeing from desperate circumstance already, and whilst we would happily see a body set up to oversee and regulate whether or not a person qualified, we view extreme circumstance as life or death, and we are concerned that this is often too late for many refugees. |
| Date | 13:15:09, December 21, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Immigration Reform Act |
| Message | We worry that without Article 2, absolutely anyone could claim refugee status. The option in current law is "regardless of the reason." This allows the government to decide what reasons are acceptable and which are not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 75 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 55 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
| Random fact: Before creating a party organisation, check to see whether there are any existing organisations which cover the same agenda. |
| Random quote: Wait a min was we tricked into voting for absolute monarchy (Jamie Jamesson, Chancellor of Luthori 4269-4310) |