Multiculturalism and Belonging Act of 2023 - Fjordheim

Rationale

Fjordheim opens its doors: no immigration quotas, generous resettlement for refugees, integration built on support rather than tests, faster paths to citizenship, and strong protection from removal. A nation grows stronger by welcoming who it can become.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Immigration Quota Policy	Annual quotas with caps	No quotas, open immigration
2	Asylum & Refugees	Meet international obligations only	Generous resettlement and support
3	Integration Requirements	Standard language/civics requirements	Light-touch, support-based integration
4	Citizenship Requirements	Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency	Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
5	Deportation	Case-by-case with full appeal rights	Strong protections against removal

1

Immigration Quota Policy

Previous law

Annual quotas with caps

No quotas, open immigration

2

Asylum & Refugees

Previous law

Meet international obligations only

Generous resettlement and support

3

Integration Requirements

Previous law

Standard language/civics requirements

Light-touch, support-based integration

4

Citizenship Requirements

Previous law

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

Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

5

Deportation

Previous law

Case-by-case with full appeal rights

Strong protections against removal

Proposer

Party

ASTER

ASTER believes no person's dignity should be bargained away. In Fjordheim, we choose dialogue over division, solidarity over isolation, and the stubborn hope that different people can share one future.

Core pillars

FN

Frida Nygård

Activist · Age 46

77,516 social followers

Frida Nygård rose from local activist to media darling thanks to her razor-sharp rhetoric and uncanny ability to spin even the most controversial causes into moral imperatives.

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Timeline

Draft

7 September 2023
Vote Open

7 September 2023
Vote Closed

6 November 2023
Became Law

6 November 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Nordting

Passed

21Yes 14No 0Not voted 35 seats

For: 21 / 35 seats (60.0%)

Against: 14 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 60.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
A Better Fjordheim	8	No	Our party fully supports humane treatment of refugees and fair opportunities for legal immigrants, but this bill goes too far by removing immigration limits, weakening integration requirements, shortening naturalisation to just two years, and making removal significantly harder. Immigration should remain orderly and sustainable, with meaningful language and civic integration so newcomers can fully participate in a shared Fjordheimer national community.
ASTER Proposer	7	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Liberal Platform	3	No	The removal of quotas and leaving borders open fully open without any possibility to restrain the number of people coming in is not something we agree with. Immigration can definitely be a good thing and we do not want to close our borders, but we need the ability to course correct when public services buckle under the weight of a big influx of users. We are also opposed to looser integration requirements. We need newcomers to learn the language and our norms and values so they can participate more quickly and fully in our society. This is better for everyone.
Fjordheim National Solidarist Front	3	No	This is outrageous! This leads to risks like the capitalist class attempting to secure a cheap labor pool, undermine domestic labor standards, and weaken the power of local unions and diluting our culture!
Movement For Socialism	14	Yes	We support this our country is the land of immigrants built by the immigrants we fully back this proposal
Socialist Union Of Workers	0	Yes	We have a duty to protect and help immigrants and asylum seekers. Immigrants will be much more motivated to take part in society if it is easier.

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Fjordheim National Solidarist Front

Voted Sept. 17, 2023

No

“This is outrageous! This leads to risks like the capitalist class attempting to secure a cheap labor pool, undermine domestic labor standards, and weaken the power of local unions and diluting our culture!”

Socialist Union Of Workers

Voted Sept. 11, 2023

Yes

“We have a duty to protect and help immigrants and asylum seekers. Immigrants will be much more motivated to take part in society if it is easier.”

A Better Fjordheim

Voted Sept. 9, 2023

No

“Our party fully supports humane treatment of refugees and fair opportunities for legal immigrants, but this bill goes too far by removing immigration limits, weakening integration requirements, shortening naturalisation to just two years, and making removal significantly harder. Immigration should remain orderly and sustainable, with meaningful language and civic integration so newcomers can fully participate in a shared Fjordheimer national community.”

Movement For Socialism

Voted Sept. 8, 2023

Yes

“We support this our country is the land of immigrants built by the immigrants we fully back this proposal”

Democratic Liberal Platform

Voted Sept. 8, 2023

No

“The removal of quotas and leaving borders open fully open without any possibility to restrain the number of people coming in is not something we agree with. Immigration can definitely be a good thing and we do not want to close our borders, but we need the ability to course correct when public services buckle under the weight of a big influx of users. We are also opposed to looser integration requirements. We need newcomers to learn the language and our norms and values so they can participate more quickly and fully in our society. This is better for everyone.”