[SUBMITTED] The Waiting is the Hardest Part

[Jim the Baptist]

This issue is co-authored by Dabarastan

We noticed that there are only two issues that repeal the No Emigration policy, so we have drafted an issue that includes that in one of the options.

The issue

After the case of Jin Hun - a Maxtopian who waited 13 years on his @@demonymadjective@@ student visa application outcome only to receive a request for additional information - went viral, many are now petitioning the government to address the nation's notoriously long visa processing times.

1- You begin reading a letter from Jin Hun, his heavy Maxtopian accent echoing in your head. "I originally petitioned for @@demonymadjective@@ student visa when I fulfilled high school; now I'm an impoverished 31-year old with no education. I beg you, triple funding and promise a respectable wait-time limit on your visa apparatus so me and my fellow international students and I may study at one of your benevolent and dazzling institutions."
Effect: @@capital@@ State University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel

2- "This land is your land, and this land is my land," croons folk-singer Goody Wuthrie through your open office window. "Abolish all visas, man! Hell, abolish the border altogether! Who are we to tell people where they can and cannot wander on this vast plain we call 'Earth'? Open this gorgeous land for all to enjoy! Spread peace and love, brother!"
Effect: a breakdown in Westphalian sovereignty has left political scientists dazed and confused

3- "Abolish all visas, you say? I think that's the first clever thing this long-haired yahoo's ever said!" spurts alt-right commentator Craig Duben. "You can forget about all that other hippy garbage though. This whole problem - scratch that, every one of this nation's problems - would be solved if we didn't have foreigners muddying up our sovereign soil. It's always the foreigners. Trust me, even when you think it's something else, it's not. It's the foreigners. Time to shut the borders for good."
Effect: migrating birds in the nation's airspace are considered a violation of national sovereignty

4 - Your immigration minister gingerly tiptoes into your office. "Apologies for interrupting, your greatness, but it appears that most of the back-logged applications are for partner visas. If, and I emphasise if, people were permitted to leave @@name@@, they could wed their spouses abroad instead of here, creating less stress on our visa system. We'll probably lose some good apples, but with less work we can concentrate our resources on accepting much needed skilled workers and cashed-up international students - a bit like that fine fellow everyone's talking about!"
Effect: way down in Kokomo, relaxing @@demonymplural@@ are taking it slow after the fall of the iron curtain
Must have policy No Emigration

[Dabarastan]

After the case of Jin Hun - a Maxtopian who waited 13 years on his @@demonymadjective@@ student visa application outcome only to receive a request for additional information - went viral, many are now petitioning the government to address the nation's notoriously long visa processing times.


1- You begin reading a letter from Jin Hun, his heavy Maxtopian accent echoing in your head. "I applied for student visa when I fulfilled high school; now I'm impoverished 31-year old with no education. Please, triple funding and set warm-hearted wait-time limit on @@demonymadjective@@ visa apparatus so me and my fellow international students may study at one of your benevolent and dazzling institutions."
Effect: @@capital@@ State University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel


2- "This land is your land, and this land is my land," croons folk-singer Goody Wuthrie through your open office window. "Abolish all visas, man! Hell, abolish the border altogether! Who are we to tell people where they can and cannot wander on this vast plain we call 'Earth'? Open this gorgeous land for all to enjoy! Spread peace and love, brother!"
Effect: a breakdown in Westphalian sovereignty has left political scientists dazed and confused


3- "Abolish all visas, you say? I think that's the first clever thing this long-haired yahoo's ever said!" spurts alt-right podcaster Craig Duben. "You can forget about all that other hippy garbage though. This whole problem - scratch that, every one of this nation's problems - would be solved if we didn't have foreigners muddying up our sovereign soil. It's always the foreigners. Trust me, even when you think it's something else, it's not. It's the foreigners. Time to shut the borders for good."
Effect: migrating birds in the nation's airspace are considered a violation of national sovereignty


4 - Your immigration minister gingerly tiptoes into your office. "Apologies for interrupting, your greatness, but it appears that most of the back-logged applications are for partner visas. If, and I emphasise if, people were permitted to leave @@name@@, they could wed their spouses abroad instead of here, creating less stress on our visa system. We'll probably lose some good apples, but with less work we can concentrate our resources on accepting much needed skilled workers and cashed-up international students - a bit like that fine fellow everyone's talking about!"
Effect: way down in Kokomo, relaxing @@demonymplural@@ are taking it slow after the fall of the iron curtain
Must have policy No Emigration

[Trotterdam]

Keep in mind not every nation has student visas. And a nation with tight border controls is already less likely to care for such things (I assume, though the linked issue doesn't directly interact with either the No Emigration or No Immigration policies).

[Dabarastan]

Bump.

[Dabarastan]

Bump

[Sacara]

1- You begin reading a letter from Jin Hun, his heavy Maxtopian accent echoing in your head. "I applied for student visa when I fulfilled high school; now I'm impoverished 31-year old with no education. Please, triple funding and set warm-hearted wait-time limit on @@demonymadjective@@ visa apparatus so me and my fellow international students may study at one of your benevolent and dazzling institutions."

Are the grammar errors in this option intentional, as to highlight the lack of education by Jin? If so, I think you should commit to a more uneducated letter. Also, wouldn't this guy have a job by now?

2- "This land is your land, and this land is my land," croons folk-singer Goody Wuthrie through your open office window. "Abolish all visas, man! Hell, abolish the border altogether! Who are we to tell people where they can and cannot wander on this vast plain we call 'Earth'? Open this gorgeous land for all to enjoy! Spread peace and love, brother!"

I like this option, but it doesn't seem to fit as option #2. Usually these radical ones are saved for the end.

Effect: a breakdown in Westphalian sovereignty has left political scientists dazed and confused

My Intro to International Relations professor would have been proud I understood this. However, I wonder if this is too high-level?

3- "Abolish all visas, you say? I think that's the first clever thing this long-haired yahoo's ever said!" spurts alt-right podcaster Craig Duben. "You can forget about all that other hippy garbage though. This whole problem - scratch that, every one of this nation's problems - would be solved if we didn't have foreigners muddying up our sovereign soil. It's always the foreigners. Trust me, even when you think it's something else, it's not. It's the foreigners. Time to shut the borders for good."

What if my nation doesn't have internet?

4 - Your immigration minister gingerly tiptoes into your office. "Apologies for interrupting, your greatness, but it appears that most of the back-logged applications are for partner visas. If, and I emphasise if, people were permitted to leave @@name@@, they could wed their spouses abroad instead of here, creating less stress on our visa system. We'll probably lose some good apples, but with less work we can concentrate our resources on accepting much needed skilled workers and cashed-up international students - a bit like that fine fellow everyone's talking about!"

Not sure how I feel about this option. It seems a bit overly complicated. I understand what you're trying to get at, but we go from people trying to get in to then allowing people to leave. I dunno, just a lot going on.

[Dabarastan]

Are the grammar errors in this option intentional, as to highlight the lack of education by Jin? If so, I think you should commit to a more uneducated letter. Also, wouldn't this guy have a job by now?

We were trying to communicate not necessarily that he had poor grammar because he is an uneducated fool, but because he is foreign and has not had an opportunity yet to study in @@name@@. Taking your feedback on board, we have fixed his grammar while also making his choice of verbs slightly stranger.

However, I wonder if [the Westphalian sovereignty] is too high-level?

We'll see what others have to say about this. There is an existing issue called Westfailian Sovereignty (#981) so maybe it passes the NS test.

What if my nation doesn't have internet?

Have amended to "commentator".

Not sure how I feel about this option. It seems a bit overly complicated. I understand what you're trying to get at, but we go from people trying to get in to then allowing people to leave. I dunno, just a lot going on.

Yes, it does shake things up a bit. However, we were really hoping to present the opportunity to repeal No Emigration, since we feel the game's issue base needs more options for this. But again, you may be right, so happy to see if anyone else has thoughts on this.