immigration

This House believes that the right to asylum should not be absolute

8 Jun 2012

Asylum is the provision of a refugee for foreign citizens fleeing persecution in their own countries. Asylum-seekers, or refugees, are like other international...

This House would introduce restrictions on overseas players in football

2 Mar 2012

In recent years football (soccer to Americans and Australians) has become a huge and highly international business. Once even leading teams were full of...

This House would grant an amnesty to illegal immigrants

27 Feb 2012

An Amnesty can be defined as ‘a general pardon, esp for offences against a government’.[1] In the case of illegal immigrants this would be for the offence of...

This House would give illegal immigrants drivers licenses

20 Feb 2012

In 2007, Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York proposed that all illegal immigrants in his state should be allowed to obtain drivers licenses[1]. At the time, it...

This House would embrace multiculturalism

26 Jan 2012

Multiculturalism is a somewhat nebulous term, and as such can be used to mean a variety of things. This debate, however, will concern itself with...

This House believes states should offer citizenship to all children born in that state

26 Jan 2012

At present all children born in the USA are automatically made citizens of the United States. This applies even if one or both parents are not themselves US...

That all states should immediately ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families.

26 Jan 2012

Migration has greatly increased in recent years, bringing into question whether current legislation provides sufficient protections for migrants’ well-...

Migration

13 Sep 2011

The United States Congress passed the "Secure Fence Act of 2006" which authorized the creation of several separation barriers at the Mexican-American border...

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