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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
Do they qualify for citizenship? That's when I would argue it is appropriate for an immigrant to be allowed to vote... when they qualify for a passport and become a citizen by law. Until then, you're a guest, and guests don't get to vote in elections.
One problem with handing the vote to anyone who happens to be in the country during an election is it is open to abuse. If I were running for office, I could have a pro-immigration policy, and try to get as many immigrants into the country as possible before the election. Is this in the best interests of the people I'm supposed to represent? Of course not, but do I give a shit? Well yeah, I would give a shit, which is why I'd make a shit politician.
No they aren't citizens.
The idea is that some schools have huge proportions of non-citizen children and as a reslult they have absolutely no say in the education of their children. And getting parents more involved in schooling is generally a great idea.
Not that I feel particularly strongly either way. Under the current system (at least to my understanding, which is limited) I'd argue that they probably should have a say because what they can vote on is still very limited (it isn't changing the school system) however the issue is more why are these situations happening to begin with?
If they can vote on a Finnish system I'm against (as if they can BS) just to annoy JS mostly.
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