MotionHouse

Filters

Date range
Clear all filters

617 motions

Data missing or incorrect? Contribute!

  • This House believes that Panama should cancel the agreement

    Infoslide

    The Darién Gap is a highly dangerous passage in Panama used by immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti on their way to the United States. In recent months, Panama signed an agreement with the Biden administration to deport all illegal immigrants back to their home countries before they enter Panama through the Darién Gap, withthe United States covering the logistical costs.

    The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Semi Finals · 2025-01-17

  • This house regrets the eastern enlargement* of the European Union

    Infoslide

    The Eastern enlargement refers to the 2004 ascension of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia into the European Union

    English College Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-17

  • This parliament (a Western right-wing political party) will glorify 'eco-fascism' instead of the conventional right-wing environmental political position.

    Infoslide

    Eco-fascism is an ideology that holds the belief that domestic and global immigration, along with overpopulation, are more responsible for environmental degradation than increased industrialization. On the other hand, conventional right-wing politics often view climate change as a myth and dismiss the need for investment in the climate sector.

    ৪র্থ হাজী মুহম্মদ মুহসীন স্মারক আন্তঃ ক্লাব জাতীয় বিতর্ক প্রতিযোগিতা ২০২৪ · Semi Final · 2025-01-09

  • This house believes that it is in the long-term interest of the Republican Party to protect the H-1B visa

    Infoslide

    The H-1B is a visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101, that allows United States employers to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. It is the largest visa category in the United States in terms of guest worker numbers.

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-01-08

  • This house prefers a world where the Model Debtor Strategy was not pursued by the Aquino Administration

    Infoslide

    After the Marcos regime, the Aquino administration adopted the Model Debtor Strategy which prioritizes the repayment of foreign debt to restore the country's international credibility. This was coupled with austerity measures and a greater reliance on labor exportation.

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Ana Alano Semifinals · 2025-01-08

  • This House regrets the mass recruitment of Gastarbeiter between 1955 and 1973

    Infoslide

    After World War II, West Germany and Austria established formal 'guest worker' (Gastarbeiter) programs to address severe labor shortages. Between 1955-1973, millions of workers, primarily from Turkey and Yugoslavia, were recruited for low-skilled industrial and service jobs. While intended as temporary labor, many workers permanently settled despite lacking integration support or clear paths to citizenship.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · ESL Finals · 2024-12-21

  • This house supports the agreement between the US and Panama

    Infoslide

    The Darién Gap is a 60-mile stretch of dense rainforest on the border of Colombia and Panama. It's the only land route connecting Central and South America. It’s made up of mountainous terrain, swamps and rivers. Migrants crossing face threats of physical and sexual violence from criminal groups. In July this year, The United States and Panama made a deal to reduce the number of migrants crossing the Darién gap on their way to the United States. This includes an agreement that the US will pay for the repatriation of migrants who enter Panama illegally, US training of Panamanian personal to screen and deport migrants, and barbed wire fencing throughout the jungle to discourage crossing.

    SSE Riga IV 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-12-14

  • This house believes that Zainichi Koreans should aggressively retain their Korean identity

    Infoslide

    Zainichi Koreans are ethnic Koreans who reside in Japan, many of whom are descendants of individuals who migrated or were forcibly brought to Japan during its colonial rule over Korea from 1910 to 1945. Most Zainichi Koreans today were born and raised in Japan and speak only Japanese, but they are not eligible for automatic citizenship and can only naturalise if they renounce their Korean identity. Instead, they remain under a special permanent resident status, which allows them to live and work in Japan indefinitely but prohibits them from running for political office, taking on jobs in the civil service, or voting in national elections. Some Zainichi Koreans have chosen to retain their Korean identity and connections to their heritage rather than take up full Japanese citizenship. This includes attending independent Korean schools (Chōsen gakkō), lobbying for repatriation programmes, or advocating for stronger ties with (either) Korea.

    SSE Riga IV 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-12-14

  • This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Chinese population to fully remove all restrictions on immigration

    Infoslide

    In the status quo China does not allow any non-native Chinese citizens without Chinese parents to obtain citizenship. Foreigners are also only able to purchase one property in China that must be their residency, and there are significant taxes on foreign assets. Obtaining residency or tourist visas in China is also very difficult.

    Durham IV 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-11-23

  • This house believes that the EU should end refugee deals with states outside of the EU (e.g. Turkey deal, Tunesia deal)

    Infoslide

    It is the year 1450 AD. Kampen - formerly one of Europe's biggest trading hubs and candidate for the capital of the Netherlands - is part of the Hanseatic League. The city is bordering the Zuiderzee (South Sea), making it easy to reach Amsterdam and London on the one hand, and the river IJssel running into Germany on the other. The Hanseatic League is a trade cartel consisting of cities in Eastern Netherlands, Germany, Poland and the Baltic States that agreed to collaborate to suppress and exclude other cities that threatened their wealth. They do this by monopolising trade on some of the most profitable goods (e.g., grain, wood, skin, wine and spices), exclusive storage rights in harbours and limiting expertise in how to build ships to cities within the Hanseatic League. Recently, the Hanseatic League has been facing competition from Western European cities in Denmark, Flanders (Belgium), Scotland, England and Western Netherlands (including Amsterdam, another candidate capital of the Netherlands). Some cities in Poland from the Hanseatic League have broken the agreements and now allow trading, mostly with Amsterdam as Amsterdam offers significantly cheaper prices. Following its declining dominance, the Hanseatic League has become more aggressive and blocked access to the East Sea for all cities not part of the League. Ships from Amsterdam have just broken this blockade and the city demands that - rather than neutrality - Kampen drops from the league and stops trading with their respective cities. This is not relevant for the debate, but Martijn felt like you should know.

    Erasmus Novice Cup 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-11-09

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Swedish Social Democrats to support harsher measures on gang violence

    Infoslide

    Sweden is currently grappling with a significant rise in gang-related violence, including drug trade, shootings, and bombings which have started to trickle down to neighboring nations. The gangs mainly recruit youth from underprivileged areas where many of the residents are from immigrant backgrounds. The current right-leaning coalition government has gained popularity by emphasizing the necessity of aggressively tackling gang violence. There have been discussions around stricter gun crime penalties, lowering the age of criminal responsibility, deporting gang members with non-Swedish backgrounds, and involving the military in supporting police efforts. However, the left-leaning Social Democrats, the most prominent opposition party, has argued for more preventative measures and more resource allocation to underprivileged areas.

    Kumamoto North East Asia Debating Championship 2024 · EFL Semi Finals · 2024-11-08

  • This house predicts the rise of ecofascism in the West as a major force within the 21st century

    Infoslide

    Ecofascism is an ideology which blames the demise of the environment on overpopulation, immigration, and over-industrialization

    BP Pro-Am 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-11-03

  • This house believes that the rise of BSW is in Germany‘s interest.

    Infoslide

    The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) is a newly formed German party founded by Sahra Wagenknecht, a former leader of Die Linke, a far left German party. BSW holds classically leftwing stances on redistribution, but holds conservative stances on sociocultural issues and is very critical of immigration, similar to the popular rightwing extremist AFD. It also calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine and is seen as a Russia sympathising party. BSW has seen success in recent regional elections in East Germany

    Zurich Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-11-02