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  • This house believes that the EU should prioritize preemptive over reactive methods in fighting Islamic terrorism

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    In the context of fighting Islamic terrorism in the European Union, preemptive methods include: more stringent immigration and asylum laws, increased surveilance of radicalized groups and suspected individuals, taking away licenses from Imams and teachers that propagate extreme beliefs. Reactive methods include: deportations of asylum seekers and immigrants involved in terror attacks, prison sentences for people involved in the radicalization of attackers, extra training and funding for police and emergency medical services.

    National High School Debate League of China British Parliamentary Open 2024 · Open Semifinal · 2024-08-06

  • This house supports the naturalization of athletes as a means to gain representatives in international sporting competitions

    Infoslide

    Naturalization refers to the process of changing one’s citizenship to become a citizen of a foreign country.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-03

  • In a wealthy country that is not internationally competitive in a sport, This house believes that the athletic board of the sport should focus efforts on recruiting talented athletes through a fast-tracked naturalization process from abroad to compete for the Olympic team.

    Waterloo Online Summer Open 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-27

  • This house believes that the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good

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    The proposed 'Heartland Visa' plan in the US involves allowing skilled immigrants to enter and work in specific regions of the US experiencing economic and demographic decline or stagnation (e.g., the Rust Belt). Under the proposal, the immigrant would be able to obtain permanent residency if they spend at least six years working in the specific region. Eligible regions or counties may opt in or out of the program, while the immigrant may choose the destination they intend to work in. Heartland visa holders would have broad authorization to work, leaving them free to start businesses or move between industries, occupations, and employers as they see fit.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-07-20

  • This house, as Donald Trump, R distancing himself from Project 2025

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    The Heritage Foundation is a conservative thinktank that worked closely with the Trump 2016 administration. It established Project 2025 in 2023, after civil servants refused to support Trump during his attempt to institute a Muslim travel ban. The project proposes reclassifying tens of thousands of federal civil service workers (whose positions are retained through different administrations as political appointees (whose positions are appointed by the current President). The Project also aims to reduce environmentalism, reproductive rights, labor protections and immigration amongst other things. Trump has disavowed Project 2025

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-07-06

  • This house would expand the scope of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team to include athletes who defected from their home country

    Infoslide

    Traditionally, alot of atheletes from illiberal countries have defected at the Olympics. To compete again, they would have to acquire another nationality. Since 2016, refugees from the European migrant crisis have been able to compete without changing nationalities under the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team. They receive training, support and protection from the Olympic Refugee Foundation.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-07-06

  • That we oppose countries adopting ‘pull-back’ measures to respond to the influx of irregular migrants.

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    Irregular migrants are those who enter another country without official permission. In response to border crossings by irregular migrants, several countries adopt ‘pull-back’ measures, cooperating with migrants’ countries of origin to stop them from exiting (e.g. providing support for border controls).

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-07-01

  • That we oppose Australia's 501 policy.

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    Australia's 501 policy refers to section 501 of the Migration Act 1958, which deals with the cancellation of visas on character grounds. Under the policy, the Australian government has the authority to cancel the visas of and deport non-citizens who fail the character test, regardless of how long they have lived in Australia. The policy is typically applied to individuals who have been sentenced to at least one year imprisonment.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-07-01

  • That the South Korean government should redirect resources currently used to help Koryo-in settle in their respective countries of residence, to efforts to resettle them in South Korea.

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    Koryo-in (고려인) are Korean diasporas residing in post-Soviet countries, mainly in Central Asia. Koryo-ins moved to the Far East and Primorsky regions during the 1910s to organise resistance against Japanese colonisation, until the Soviet Union forcefully relocated them to other territories in 1937. There are around 500,000 Koryo-ins, most of whom still identify as Korean descendants. The South Korean government helps Koryo-ins abroad to settle in their respective countries of residence by providing foreign aid in education, job training, etc.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-07-01

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Canada to pursue the Century Initiative

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    "The Century Initiative is a plan that advocates growing the population of Canada to 100 million by 2100 to reduce the burden on government revenues to fund health care, old age security, and other services. This includes increasing the population of megaregions. It suggests a population increase for the Greater Toronto Area from 8.8 to 33.5 million, the Greater Montreal region from 4.4 to 12.2 million, the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor from 2.8 to 15.5 million, the Greater Vancouver region from 3.3 to 11.9 million, the National Capital Region from 1.4 to 4.8 million, the Southwestern Ontario region from 1.2 to 2 million, and the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region from 800,000 to 1.7 million. The organization intends to reach its population goal through a massive increase in immigration and by investing in economic development around megaregions. Century Initiative forecasts predict that, without changes to Canadian immigration policy, the population of Canada will increase to 53 million people by the end of the century."

    Queen's WSDC 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-06-29