Sentences with phrase «policy of an amnesty»

Unlike the Lib Dem candidate on the other side of the Pennines in Oldham East and Saddleworth, Turner backs her party's policy of an amnesty on illegal immigrants to the hilt.

In addition, the same research shows that the LibDems» stated policy of an amnesty for the longest resident irregular migrants was the only policy where it outpolled Labour.

Speaking outside Mr Clegg was keen to speak about immigration and defend his party's policy of an amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Not exact matches

Theodore Hesburgh, then President of the University of Notre Dame and Chair of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, testified before Congress that the Select Commission's recommendation favoring amnesty was predicated «on one condition: that somehow the sieve that we call a border could be tightened up, that somehow we would bring our illegal immigration under control.»

Sid Miller can polish his conservative bona fides by granting «amnesty» to cupcakes, but wrongheaded policies relating to school meal standards and classroom junk food adversely affect the health of real children every day.

The new law requires public and private colleges to adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines, including a uniform definition of affirmative consent, a statewide amnesty policy, and expanded access to law enforcement to ensure the safety of all students attending colleges in New York State.

The statewide amnesty policy ensures that «students reporting incidents of sexual assault or other sexual violence are granted immunity for certain campus policy violations, such as drug and alcohol use.»

«SERAP is also concerned that the proposed bill is coming at a time the members of the Senate and House of Representatives are proposing amnesty and immunity for themselves against prosecution for corruption and other economic crimes; and the government is proposing a social media policy to restrict and undermine citizens» access to the social media ahead of the general elections in 2019.»

The «Enough is Enough» law required colleges to adopt a uniform definition of affirmative consent, an amnesty policy to encourage students reporting sexual assaults, and comprehensive training for administrators, staff and students.

Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left - leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week.

Cuomo's policy offered amnesty to victims or bystanders who report sexual assaults should they reveal violations of college alcohol or drug policies in the process.

«We also call on Prof Dokubo to unveil his blueprint, give a clear policy direction for the amnesty programme beneficiaries, as well as his action plan to forestall more Niger Delta youths from going into criminality as a means of survival.

In his speech Mr Clegg said he wanted to ditch the Lib Dem policy of giving an amnesty to illegal immigrants.

He accused his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of wanting to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants and of advocating «open border» policies.

A civil society group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to «drop the proposed policy to grant amnesty to members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the interests of justice».

If the above condition entitled «Occupation» is met, all individuals who violated laws or Cooper Union policies in the course of the occupation will be granted amnesty.

All individuals who have violated Cooper Union policies throughout the period of the occupation will be granted amnesty, and in turn, commit to complying with, and cooperating with the enforcement of, all laws and Cooper Union policies.

Bellissimo says immigration lawyers will be «watching very closely how the policy unfolds in the United States in terms of any mass deportations, how the amnesty situation is dealt with, NAFTA, border perimeter control — all of these issues will inevitably affect Canadian immigration law and policy.»

The Government has justified both amnesties on the grounds of public policy — that the public policy imperative in getting to the true number of casualties (and in ensuring they receive the help they need) is greater than the public policy consideration of punishing those who break the law.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

In Tarbuk v Croatia, the Court held that the State is justified in enacting, in the context of its criminal policy, any amnesty laws it might consider necessary, with the proviso, however, that a balance is maintained between the legitimate interests of the State and the interests of individual members of the public.