THS Free Immigration

Welcome to round one:) Please be respective, I don't mind swearing but don't attack me or anyone else personally and I will treat you the same. As I am prop I will start by defining the round and introducing my points, etc. 1st round : 2 points 2nd round : final point + explaining why the other side isn't correct 3rd round : summary (idc too much just thought it would organize things nicely) Thanks for accepting! This house SUPPORTS free immigration Definitions TH: The World Free Immigration: Open migration throughout the world for all with the exception of serious criminals. Model: We propose that over the course of 5 " 10 years current immigration policy will slowly be dissolved in favor of open boarders and by the end of that time frame migrating to a country would be a simple registration process; verifying identities, accounting for people and checking for outstanding criminal warrants. Immigrants will be given a Permanent Resident Status, as will illegal immigrants within the country. The main differences from citizens are that residents cannot: vote in elections; run for elected office; hold the country"s passports; 1) EVERY HUMAN SHOULD HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY -We on team proposition believe that equality has no boundaries -It is immoral draw a line around a group of people and tell them they deserve more educational and employment opportunities, political stability, a more prosperous economy, and healthier living conditions than others outside of such an arbitrary barrier. -But yet, that is exactly what the world today looks like. -A world where whether you live comfortably relies on one factor: Where you were born -People don"t get to choose the nation they are born into, but they have to suffer the consequences -We support this resolution because it eradicates this kind of "birth lottery" where your quality of life depends on the country you find yourself living in. -The motion does this by allowing people to change their situation, by moving to developed countries with more education and employment opportunities -Under the current point system, which is seen in the majority of first world countries, Governments evaluate immigrants based on their levels of education and their income -This creates a system biased towards the wealthy and the educated, leaving out a majority of third world natives who don't have the ability to achieve an education and wealth within their home country -These restrictions give rise to illegal immigrants -According to the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS), an estimated 11.5 million unauthorized immigrants resided in the United States as of January 2011. -immigrants resort to entering a country unlawfully out of desperation -They wouldn't subject themselves and their families to the hardships of being an illegal immigrants, had their need for a better life not been so demanding -So, because this motion eradicates the birth lottery and allows every human freedom to better their quality of life, we believe it benefits people regardless of their country of origin 2) BENEFITS THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE HOST COUNTRY -On a large scale, labour mobility is predicted to lead to a boost in world GDP by about 50-150% according to Michael Clemens at the Center for Global Development. -So, on a utilitarian front, free immigration is immensely advantageous -More specifically, I would like to look closely at the benefits to the country immigrants are moving from Country of Origin: Remittances -Remittances are the flow of money from working foreigners in the first world sending money back to the third world -Remittances from immigrants back to their home countries are vital, not only to the individual families, but to entire countries as well -Between 2006 and 2007, Latino-immigrants working in North America sent 36.3 billion $ back to Latin America -World Bank estimates in 2009, in nine countries remittances were equal to more than one fifth of the GDP (gross domestic product) -These are just some examples that demonstrates the effects immigrants in foreign countries can have on their homelands. -By allowing immigrants to prosper in the first world, we extend the ability for these immigrants who weren"t able to contribute to their native country"s economy before, to do so through remittances -Moreover we expand this ability -Allowing for more workers and thus, more money flowing back to the third world Migrants Moving Home -The CEO of the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre has stated that over 100,000 Indian immigration are said to have gone home last year from Canada alone, and the number is growing -Immigrants under our model are able to utilize the education system of the developed nations and then move back home with better opportunities for them in their native countries. -This transfer of knowledge, skills and technology back home is undeniably advantageous to the developing countries immigrants will leave behind. -It allows immigrants to prosper in there own economy, something they could not have done before without the education and skills they acquire in the first world. Country Being Immigrated To: -We have an aging generation that is significantly larger than the one after it -Statistic Canada has said that by 2031, the proportion of seniors could reach 23% of Canada"s total population -As this generation retires, we are left with countless jobs that cannot be filled by the significantly smaller younger generation -Something that cannot be done when we continue to put restrictions on our boarders -Immigrants under this resolution will fill this void by increasing the workforce -Moreover, immigrants will also grow our workforce -The economy will respond to immigration by increasing demand for labour. -So, the assertion that "immigrants take the current workforce's jobs" is simply not true -In fact, the free movement of immigrants between EU members states has actually increased the amount of jobs created in Great Britain, a country of high demand to be immigrated to. A ratio of 13 jobs created for every single job lost, according to the Migration Advisory Committee. -This also solves the issue of illegal immigrants, now they are free to pursue better jobs than the currently have under status quo -Not only will these immigrants work, they also will be taxed and will spend money on domestic goods and services -This contributes to a healthy economy