SENATE BILL: Lady Liberty Refugee Act (Passed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AN ACT
To open our arms to those in distress

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Lady Liberty Refugee Act.

Section 2. Legislation
F.L. 8-6: Refugee Act 2017 is amended as follows:
Title II--Providing for a temporary intake of refugees
1. In accordance with Schedule A of this act, the Secretary of State shall, upon the enactment of this act into law, provide for the resettlement of no more than fifty thousand (50,000) one-hundred-fifty thousand (150,000) refugees into the territory of the Republic of Atlasia.

2. It shall be the legal responsibility of the Department of State to provide for the successful transportation, settlement, and assimilation of the refugees as defined in Section 1.

Sponsor: SevenEleven
Senate Designation: SB30:08

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The sponsor has 24 hours for advocacy and the rest of the members 48 hours to respond.

[SevenEleven]

The current refugee cap is way too low. We can and should do more. By raising this cap we allow more people to come here, work hard, start businesses, pay taxes, etc.

[Senator-elect Spark]

What is the need for this increased refugee occupancy and what is the vetting process for refugees?

[SevenEleven]

What is the need for this increased refugee occupancy and what is the vetting process for refugees?

The vetting process is handled by a Commission under the State Department as outlined in FL 8-6. This bill seeks to raise the cap, giving us more flexibility in our handling of international crises.

[Blair]

I support this; I've followed quite closely the story in Germany who took over a 1 million. I find it rather annoying that the RL discord around refugees is a long argument about numbers & then about services... but eventually everyone loses interest, it becomes normal & then 20 years later people wonder why so many people kicked up a fuss at the time... but sadly by then we're onto the next argument about the new at-risk people.

To give a RL example back in the U.K in the 60s there was a real moral panic about East African Asian refugees coming to the U.K & the impact it would have- yet it turned out to be completely pointless.

There's countless other examples of this around the world.

I'd also argue that sudden events in Afghanistan (and Vietnam a generation before then) also shows the need to ensure that we can take on a larger amount of refugees who we expected to fight & die for our interests.

[S019]

This is a very good idea and I urge the Congress to pass this, accepting more refugees and allowing them a chance for a better life and to escape often dire conditions in war torn, dysfunctional, ruined, or unstable countries is a very good idea.

[Blair]

Ready for a final vote?

[SevenEleven]

Ready for a final vote?

Sure.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Ready for a final vote?

Sure.

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I wholeheartedly endorse this bill. I urge its passing.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on this bill, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Left Wing]

Aye

[Blair]

aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

Aye

[SevenEleven]

Aye.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Lady Liberty Refugee Act:

Aye (4): Blair, Falterin, Sev and Spark
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (2): NC Yankee and Pericles

This bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the VP for House action.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AN ACT
To open our arms to those in distress

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Lady Liberty Refugee Act.

Section 2. Legislation
F.L. 8-6: Refugee Act 2017 is amended as follows:
Title II--Providing for a temporary intake of refugees
1. In accordance with Schedule A of this act, the Secretary of State shall, upon the enactment of this act into law, provide for the resettlement of no more than fifty thousand (50,000) one-hundred-fifty thousand (150,000) refugees into the territory of the Republic of Atlasia.

2. It shall be the legal responsibility of the Department of State to provide for the successful transportation, settlement, and assimilation of the refugees as defined in Section 1.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,