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  • This house prefers a model where children of expatriates enrol into local schools rather than to 'Foreign System Schools' (FSSes)

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    Presently, the Singapore government focuses on maintaining a core set of 'Foreign System Schools (FSSes)' (also known as International Schools) that are catered for expatriates and have separate curriculum from local schools. Local students are typically not allowed to enter these schools, and expatriate students are usually not enrolled into local schools. These schools typically have an international curriculum (such as IB) as compared to the Cambridge examination system, and a strong international brand name. Examples are Dulwich International School (DIS) and Tanglin Trust School (TTS).

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-05-10

  • This house believes that second generation immigrants raised in a Western country in a primarily white neighbourhood, should predominantly raise their children acoording to the social practices of their parent's home country.

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    "Second generation immigrant" refers to someone born in a country where at least one of their parents is a foreign-born immigrant. Social practices include encouraging kids to predominatly speak the native language, consume popular media from the country of origin, pursue culturally-accepted career paths and follow norms associated with gender, mannerisms, and child-rearing traditions of the culture.

    Ridge 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-05-09

  • THB in the universal right to free movement of persons

    Infoslide

    The right to free movement of persons is the right to move and reside freely in any place within a particular region. An example implementation of this right is the European Union's policy of allowing all EU citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within all EU member states, with the following conditions: 1\. EU citizens can live in another EU country for up to three months without any requirements other than holding a valid identity card or passport. 2\. In order to stay in another EU country for more than three months, EU citizens have to meet certain conditions depending on their status (for example worker, self-employed, student, etc.) and may be asked to comply with administrative formalities. 3\. EU citizens have the right of permanent residence in another EU country after legally residing there continuously for five years. 4\. Family members of EU citizens, either EU citizens or nationals of a non-EU country, have the right to accompany or join EU citizens. They may be asked to comply with certain conditions or formalities.

    Raul Roco Cup XVII · Quince Martires Cup Finals · 2025-04-25

  • That we prefer a world where the Clinton Administration fully implemented the recommendations of the 1995 U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform

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    In 1995, the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, chaired by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, recommended a comprehensive overhaul of immigration policy that included reducing legal immigration from approximately 800,000 to 550,000 annually, eliminating visa preferences for adult children and siblings of U.S. citizens, prioritising skills-based immigration and nuclear family reunification, and strengthening border enforcement and employer sanctions. While the Clinton Administration implemented some of the Commission’s enforcement-related recommendations, it declined to adopt proposals to reduce legal immigration levels or restructure family-based immigration categories

    Melbourne Easters 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-04-21

  • (B) This house would ban mail-order brides

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    A mail-order bride is a woman who seeks a marriage partner through a service or agency that arranges international marriages, typically involving men from wealthier countries who are seeking partners from countries with fewer economic opportunities, most commonly Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The term often implies that the process is transactional, where the woman may be selected or matched based on personal preferences, sometimes facilitated through correspondence or online platforms.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Pro-Am Semifinals · 2025-04-19

  • This house would return home.

    Infoslide

    The year is 1985. You have been an American deep cover agent undercover in Moscow for 14 years. In this time, you have found a partner and had children that you love. You have received news - your mission has ended and you are to return to the United States without your family.

    Joynt Scroll 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-18

  • This House Believes That it is in the interests of countries to practise political visa denials.

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    For the purposes of this debate, 'political visa denials' includes denying visas/entry to, revoking visas of, and deporting non-citizens who have engaged in political activity deemed counter to a state.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · ESL Final · 2025-04-18

  • This house would forbid the relationship

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    You are a devout Muslim, committed to faith and tradition, having immigrated to a western liberal democracy. Your 21-year-old daughter walks in with a white boyfriend. She knows this is haram. At dinner, you question him. He respects religion but follows none. Later, you speak to her alone, reminding her of faith and family. She argues that love matters more than tradition.

    Kings College London Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-05

  • This house opposes the expansion of temporary foreign worker programs

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    Temporary Foreign Worker Programs (TFWPs) are government-regulated schemes that allow businesses to hire foreign workers for short-term employment when no suitable local candidates are available.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Octofinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house, as a developing country, W adopt Malta’s Individual Investor Programme

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    Malta, a developed small island country in Europe, operates the Individual Investor Programme (IIP), a ‘cash-for-passport’ program that grants citizenship to wealthy foreign investors in exchange for significant financial contributions to the country (i.e., purchasing real estate, large investments, or donations). Despite the IIP’s huge profits financing the National Development and Social Fund, the program has been under fire for issues on money laundering by large-scale international criminals, housing inflation, among others

    BDU Rookies BP · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-03-22

  • This house prefers a world where Pangea existed until the modern day

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    Pangea was the singular supercontinent that stretched from the North Pole to the South Pole, covering all of the Earth's landmasses. In the northern part, it included what would later become North America, Europe, and Asia, while the southern portion contained South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and India. 175 million years ago, Pangea broke up, causing geographical isolation, which led to the divergence of species, including early humans. Isolated populations adapted to local climates, resulting in distinct physical traits, such as skin color and lactose tolerance. This separation also spurred independent technological and cultural innovations, as societies developed unique solutions to local challenges.

    Vitark 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-21