Columbia
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Citizenship and Immigration Reform of …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Citizenship and Immigration Reform of 2009

Proposed by Socialist Alliance · fronted by Timothy Moore

Opened

21 Jun 2009

Voting closes

20 Aug 2009

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

Current citizenship and immigration policies create barriers to integration and economic growth; streamlining naturalisation and opening immigration boosts workforce diversity and national prosperity.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Citizenship Requirements	Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency		Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
2	Immigration Quota Policy	Annual quotas with caps		No quotas, open immigration

1

Citizenship Requirements

Previous law

Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency

Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

2

Immigration Quota Policy

Previous law

Annual quotas with caps

No quotas, open immigration

Proposer

Party

Socialist Alliance

A movement where labor builds the foundation of a just society

Core pillars

Timothy Moore

Activist · Age 48

999 social followers

A former military strategist turned pragmatic activist, Timothy Moore applies his analytical mind to crafting effective policies that balance idealism with real-world feasibility.

🔬 Analytical 🎖️ Former Military ⚖️ Pragmatist

Timeline

Draft

21 June 2009
Vote Open

21 June 2009
Vote Closed

20 August 2009
Became Law

20 August 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

77Yes 11No 12Not voted 100 seats

For: 77 / 100 seats (77.0%)

Against: 11 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 12

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 87.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	22	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	11	No	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	52	Yes	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	3	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

344Yes 37No 54Not voted 435 seats

For: 344 / 435 seats (79.1%)

Against: 37 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 54

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 90.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	124	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	37	No	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	132	Yes	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	88	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Socialist Alliance Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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