Repeal of the Illegal Immigrant Act (Awaiting Presidential Signature/Veto)

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Aye

[MasterJedi]

Aye

And there's plenty of time left.

[Purple State]

Just trying to get everything finished. Seems to have been a lull in Senate voting patterns recently.

[Franzl]

Aye

[Franzl]

6-0 Aye, this has passed. It's a shame that so few senators bothered to vote, though.

[Purple State]

6-0 Aye, this has passed. It's a shame that so few senators bothered to vote, though.

Now you need cloture and final vote.

[Associate Justice PiT]

6-0 Aye, this has passed. It's a shame that so few senators bothered to vote, though.

Now you need cloture and final vote.

     We can avoid cloture by just waiting a day.

[Lief 🗽]

What's the current text of the bill?

[Purple State]

6-0 Aye, this has passed. It's a shame that so few senators bothered to vote, though.

Now you need cloture and final vote.

     We can avoid cloture by just waiting a day.

Good luck keeping everyone quiet for that long. Let's hope.

[SPC]

The Illegal Immigrant Act of 2009
Section 1: Replacement
1. F.L. 18-8 is hereby repealed
2. Any illegal immigrant granted citizenship under the Illegal Immigrant Act prior to passage of this bill shall continue to maintain citizen status.

Section 2: State Services
1. No hospital or place of medical care may deny treatment to a person based on their status as an alien or non-citizen.
2. Within two weeks after the passage of this act, employers paying below the minimum wage to illegal aliens shall be prosecuted as if they were paying below the minimum wage to legal workers.
3. The government shall fully fund all services for illegal immigrants required by this law incurred by citizens of Atlasia.

Section 3: Deportation
1. Any illegal immigrant found to have committed or planned to commit a crime or act of terror shall immediately be detained and deported to their country of origin.
2. Upon detention and deportation of an illegal immigrant, any member of said immigrant's family that holds alien status may opt to return along with their family member or remain in Atlasia. This does not preclude the deportation of those aliens that wish to remain at a later date due to separate violations.
3. Detention and deportation may be delayed to allow for recovery from illness or life-threatening circumstances on a case by case basis.

So, is this the bill as it is now?

[Lief 🗽]

So, now there is no longer a path towards citizenship?

I will be opposing this.

[Franzl]

I'm currently undecided, to be honest.

[HappyWarrior]

On Cloture:

AYE

[Franzl]

Don't quite know why we're voting on cloture....as we could have waited 24 hours. (Judging by this Senate's level of activity recently that probably wouldn't have been very hard)...but ok, since it has been called....I'll vote in it.

on cloture: AYE

[Purple State]

The Illegal Immigrant Act of 2009
Section 1: Replacement
1. F.L. 18-8 is hereby repealed
2. Any illegal immigrant granted citizenship under the Illegal Immigrant Act prior to passage of this bill shall continue to maintain citizen status.

Section 2: State Services
1. No hospital or place of medical care may deny treatment to a person based on their status as an alien or non-citizen.
2. Within two weeks after the passage of this act, employers paying below the minimum wage to illegal aliens shall be prosecuted as if they were paying below the minimum wage to legal workers.
3. The government shall fully fund all services for illegal immigrants required by this law incurred by citizens of Atlasia.

Section 3: Deportation
1. Any illegal immigrant found to have committed or planned to commit a crime or act of terror shall immediately be detained and deported to their country of origin.
2. Upon detention and deportation of an illegal immigrant, any member of said immigrant's family that holds alien status may opt to return along with their family member or remain in Atlasia. This does not preclude the deportation of those aliens that wish to remain at a later date due to separate violations.
3. Detention and deportation may be delayed to allow for recovery from illness or life-threatening circumstances on a case by case basis.

So, is this the bill as it is now?

No you forgot Smid's amendment to s1(2).

So, now there is no longer a path towards citizenship?

I will be opposing this.

There is a path to citizenship, but not for current immigrants with illegal status. To be honest, there shouldn't be anymore because they became citizens under the original act. So this would serve as a deterrent against new illegal immigration.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Aye

[MasterJedi]

Aye

[Smid]

Aye.

[SPC]

Abstain

[RI]

Aye on cloture.

[Bacon King]

abstain

[Lief 🗽]

abstain

[HappyWarrior]

Cloture is achieved.  On the final vote:

ABSTAIN

[Lief 🗽]

Nay

[MasterJedi]

Aye