Citizenship and Immigration Reform of 2009

Proposed by Liberal Meritocratic Alliance · fronted by Marie Wagner

Opened

19 Oct 2009

Voting closes

18 Dec 2009

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

Current citizenship and immigration policies create barriers to economic growth. Allowing free immigration and faster naturalization would help against workforce shortages and boost the economy.

Proposed Changes

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

1

Immigration Quota Policy

Previous law

Annual quotas with caps

No quotas, open immigration

2

Citizenship Requirements

Previous law

Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

Proposer

Party

Liberal Meritocratic Alliance

A centrist, technocratic party. We are building a nation of open minds and markets free of coercion, communalism and superstition, where individuals rise by merit and competition fuels growth.

Core pillars

Marie Wagner

Activist · Age 59

999 social followers

Marie Wagner, a sharp-tongued former academic who rose from a working-class background, combines intellectual rigor with a ruthless pragmatism, willing to cut through ideology to achieve tangible results.

🎓 Academic ⚖️ Pragmatist 🗡️ Ruthless 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

16 October 2009
Vote Open

19 October 2009
Vote Closed

18 December 2009
Did Not Become Law

18 December 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

19Yes 34No 16Not voted 69 seats

For: 19 / 69 seats (27.5%)

Against: 34 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 16

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 35.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Common Ground	11	No	No reason given
Liberal Center	7	No	No reason given
Liberal Meritocratic Alliance Proposer	11	Yes	No reason given
National Legionary Front	16	No	No reason given
The Christian Democrats	8	Yes	No reason given
The National Alliance	0	No	No reason given

Bundestag

Failed

184Yes 333No 133Not voted 650 seats

For: 184 / 650 seats (28.3%)

Against: 333 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 133

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 35.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Common Ground	145	No	No reason given
Liberal Center	64	No	No reason given
Liberal Meritocratic Alliance Proposer	134	Yes	No reason given
National Legionary Front	124	No	No reason given
The Christian Democrats	50	Yes	No reason given
The National Alliance	0	No	No reason given

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