NationStates Jolt Archive


Potential Resolution

Kensium
02-09-2004, 02:15
This is a potential proposal for the UN dealing with illegal immigration. Tell me what you think, so I can edit/trash it. I will try to check the forum to see all nations that have commented, but if it is not a hassle, please try to message me @ Kensium, because I will see that more.

Noting that:
1) Illegal immigration causes a loss of jobs from citizens of a nation
2) Illegal immigrants take jobs at a lower wage, thereby negating the intentions of a minimum wage
3) Developing countries suffer from a loss of population, while developed countries suffer a rise in welfare budgets due to poor immigrants

Concerned that:
1) Rising illegal immigration will cause the loss of national identities
2) Welfare nations will no longer be able to function due to enormous welfare budgets
3) Countries will be more averse to the idea of any immigration in the future

Aware that:
1) Immigrants build the structure of developed nations (such as the United States of America)
2) All peoples should be free to emigrate to a different country (in a legal manner) according to their wants
3) A restriction of legal immigration is a transgression against personal liberties and the pursuit of happiness

Accordingly, nations of the world will agree to the following conditions, such as to preserve the identity of nations, but to allow legal immigration throughout the civilized world.

Article 1
All nations should contribute 10% of any national surplus (and a minimum of 2% of budgetary spending in times of recession) to improving police forces in said nation and to improving ‘border patrols’, so as to reduce illegal immigration into said nation.
This shall continue in all nations for no less than 20 years, or until illegal immigration has been reduced to a minimum in said nation, as determined by members of the United Nations.
This shall apply to developed and developing nations.

Article 2
Standards of living throughout the world shall be improved so as to discourage illegal immigration throughout the world. This shall be done with funds collected from all United Nations members (1% of national budget shall be required) and distributed at the discretion of the United Nations to all member nations.
However, all nations must receive some monies in a given year, including developed nations, since all nations will be required to contribute to this fund.
This proposal seems most fitting for funding of this resolution, since developed nations will be able to pay more, while undeveloped nations will be able to pay less, but require more.
However, if a nation cannot pay in a given year (or will not), said nation will be required to pay the monies at a later time. Defiance of payment for an extended time may warrant military action by the United Nations.

Article 3
Physical barriers may be constructed, but only with consent of both nations whom share a border.
However, these barriers must have a ‘checkpoint’ (a place large enough to drive 4 lanes of traffic through) at least every 50 miles or so often as not to restrict traffic between nations or restrict freedoms.
If a barrier is constructed without the consent of both nations sharing a border (unilaterally), or if said barrier does not contain the above stated number of checkpoints, this will be considered a hostile act and may be reprimanded as such.

The Allied States of Kensium :D
Seket-Hetep
02-09-2004, 22:21
a nation's standard of living should not be a burden upon nations with a hgher one. instead, the nations with lower s.o.l.'s should themselves ask for aid from the other, better-off nations. this not only makes alliances far more possible, but promotes diplomacy, as well as a global sense of community.
as for negating the purpouse of a minimum wage, the individual governments of nations should decide on their own how to handle competing wages andput their own limits on how corporations handle new hires, if this is an issue for a government.
policing the borders of a nation should be done by a national secutity force, and at the will of that nation. also on this note, immigration laws vary for different nations, so the definition of "illegal immigrant" fluxuates. while one nation may find a need for a very tight border patrol, another nation may simply ask an immigrant why they are coming into the nation. yet another nation may simply have border patrols to fend off an outside military force.
i believe this issue should be dealt with on a national level, instead of a global one.

ooc:
on a side note, if illegal immigration is a problem this big, shouldn't economies be crumbling and various nations be falling apart, weither we like it or not?