Immigration Reform Act of 2015
Proposed by Liberal Union
Failing
passing in 1 of 2 chambers
Opened
3 Sep 2015
Voting closes
2 Nov 2015
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes
Rationale
Strengthen national cohesion by ensuring longer residency requirements for citizenship and controlled immigration to protect jobs and public services.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizenship Requirements |
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
|
Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency
|
|
| 2 | Immigration Quota Policy |
No quotas, open immigration
|
Annual quotas with caps
|
1
Citizenship RequirementsPrevious law
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency
2
Immigration Quota PolicyPrevious law
No quotas, open immigration
Annual quotas with caps
Timeline
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Draft17 July 2015
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Vote Open3 September 2015
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Vote Closed2 November 2015
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Did Not Become Law2 November 2015
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
Passed
25Yes
17No
27Not voted
69 seats
For: 25 / 69 seats (36.2%)
Against: 17 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 27
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 59.5%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Democratic Reform | 0 | No | No reason given |
| Civic Coalition | 15 | No | No reason given |
| Labour Movement | 0 | No | No reason given |
| Liberal Union Proposer | 14 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Humanist Movement | 6 | Yes | No reason given |
| Social Democratic Alliance | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 2 | No | No reason given |
| United Reinland | 5 | Yes | No reason given |
Bundestag
Failed
210Yes
437No
3Not voted
650 seats
For: 210 / 650 seats (32.3%)
Against: 437 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 32.5%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Democratic Reform | 126 | No | No reason given |
| Civic Coalition | 264 | No | No reason given |
| Labour Movement | 0 | No | No reason given |
| Liberal Union Proposer | 124 | Yes | No reason given |
| National Humanist Movement | 39 | Yes | No reason given |
| Social Democratic Alliance | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 47 | No | No reason given |
| United Reinland | 47 | Yes | No reason given |