Results of Platform Debates on Immigration Policy

Winning Platforms in each Section

Fall 2018

Policy 1 = Trump Plan

Policy 2 = Updated Gang of 8

Policy 3 = Democrat Plan (DACA plus Obama enforcement)

Result in class wide election:

Policy 1: 11%

Policy 2: 62%

Policy 3: 27%

Section	Section_time	Teach_Asst	Winning Platform
2	10:10 AM‑11:00 AM W Hubert H. Humphrey School 35	Sean Bassler	Each policy was argued for and against and there was a separate vote for each policy.; Against Trump beat For Trump Against Democrats best For Democrats For Gang of 8 beat Against Gang of 8.
3	10:10 AM‑11:00 AM W Blegen Hall 140	Johanna Swab
4	10:10 AM‑11:00 AM W Blegen Hall 330	Tomas Rose
5	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM W Blegen Hall 140	Ju Young Yang
6	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM W Blegen Hall 125	Hayagreev Ramesh	Gang of eight plan and Trump plan tied with 3 votes each out of 14 votes cast
8	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM W Blegen Hall 415	Yan Zhao	An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan, 13 yes ,11 no
9	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM W Blegen Hall 140	Mahdi Ansari	Winning Platform: Policy 2 (Gang of eight) with two alterations: 1. Focus on skill-based immigration rather than employment based immigration 2. Not legalizing illegal immigrant and want them to do it through regular norms however considering bonus point for legal immigrants with clean record Economic Justification: 1. Stronger economy with more skill-based immigration rather than lottery visa. 2. Trump plan like building a wall is not practical. 3. It still enhances the border protection. votes_YES: 14 votes_NO: 0 Dissent: Additional_Information: 18 people present
11	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM W Blegen Hall 225	Omer Ceyhan
12	10:10 AM‑11:00 AM W Blegen Hall 215	Caitlin Treanor	Policy 1: 3 votes Policy 2: 14 votes Policy 3: 5 votes
13	01:25 PM‑02:15 PM W Blegen Hall 140	Mahdi Ansari	Winning Platform: Winning Platform: Policy 2 (Gang of eight) with two alterations: 1. Focus on skill-based immigration rather than employment based immigration 2. Allowing for more total number of immigrations Economic Justification: 1. Stronger economy with more skill-based immigration rather than lottery visa. 2. It still enhances the border protection. 3. It is humanitarian to provide a path of legality for existing illegal immigrants. votes_YES: 14 votes_NO: 5 Dissent: Additional_Information: 27 people present
15	02:30 PM‑03:20 PM W Blegen Hall 145	Johanna Swab
16	02:30 PM‑03:20 PM W Blegen Hall 140	Tomas Rose
18	08:00 AM‑08:50 AM W Blegen Hall 240	Caitlin Treanor	Policy 1: 2 votes Policy 2: 15 votes Policy 3: 2 votes
19	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM F Blegen Hall 230	JOSEPH PEDTKE	Policy 2: An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan, 9/20 voted for (remainder split across other policies)
20	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM F Blegen Hall 220	Sean Bassler	Each policy was argued for and against and there was a separate vote for each policy.; Against Trump beat For Trump (won heavily) Against Democrats best For Democrats (won heavily) For Gang of 8 beat Against Gang of 8.
21	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM F Blegen Hall 145	Seungyoon Jeong
23	09:05 AM‑09:55 AM F Blegen Hall 145	Seungyoon Jeong
24	11:15 AM‑12:05 PM F Blegen Hall 240	Jacob Strauss	Policy 3. In favor: 16. Opposed: 13
25	09:05 AM‑09:55 AM F Blegen Hall 205	Jacob Strauss	Policy 2. In favor: 19. Opposed: 8
26	09:05 AM‑09:55 AM F Blegen Hall 225	Tomas Rose
27	09:05 AM‑09:55 AM F Blegen Hall 260	Johanna Swab
28	01:25 PM‑02:15 PM F Blegen Hall 230	Ju Young Yang
29	01:25 PM‑02:15 PM F Blegen Hall 260	Yan Zhao	An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan, 20 yes , 6 no
32	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM F Blegen Hall 140	Hayagreev Ramesh	Gang of 8, 9 votes out of 26
33	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM F Blegen Hall 115	Robert Winslow	Policy 1: 1 vote Policy 2: 24 votes Policy 3: 10 votes - Policy 1 + increase penalties for overstaying visas: 1 vote  Policy 3 + DAPA: 8 votes
34	02:30 PM‑03:20 PM W Blegen Hall 130	Seungyoon Jeong
35	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM F Blegen Hall 125	Ju Young Yang
37	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM F Blegen Hall 240	Mahdi Ansari	Winning Platform: Gang of 8 Economic Justification: 1. It is practical unlike building a wall in Trump plan. 2. Focus on skill-based immigration benefits the economy. 3. Increases tax revenue of government by legalizing the illegal immigrants and increasing the number of high-skill workers thus decreasing the budget deficit. votes_YES: 11 votes_NO: 3 Dissent: Additional_Information: 18 people present
41	01:25 PM‑02:15 PM F Blegen Hall 240	Omer Ceyhan
42	09:05 AM‑09:55 AM F Blegen Hall 335	JOSEPH PEDTKE	Policy 3: What Democrats seem to be aiming for at the moment, 16/31 voted for (remainder split across other policies)
43	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM F Blegen Hall 110	Mateus Santos	· Winning Policy: An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan · Votes: 24 in favor; 1 against (voted for The Trump Plan)
45	05:30 PM‑06:20 PM Th Blegen Hall 225	Mateus Santos	· Winning Policy: An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan · Votes: 18 in favor; 2 against (voted for The Trump Plan) · Comments: 2 students chose to vouch for The Trump Plan because they though it would make the debate more interesting as they guessed nobody would choose this policy.
55	08:10 PM‑09:00 PM Th Blegen Hall 115	Caitlin Treanor	Policy 1: 1 votes Policy 2: 3 votes Policy 3: 7 votes
63	05:30 PM‑06:20 PM Th Blegen Hall 205	Yan Zhao	An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan, 19 yes , 5 no
65	05:30 PM‑06:20 PM T Blegen Hall 205	Hayagreev Ramesh	Gang of Eight Bill, 9 votes out of 24.
67	05:30 PM‑06:20 PM T Blegen Hall 335	Mateus Santos	· Winning Policy: An Updated Version of the 2013 Gang of Eight Plan · Votes: 17 in favor (unanimous decision)
68	05:30 PM‑06:20 PM Th Blegen Hall 335	Omer Ceyhan
74	02:30 PM‑03:20 PM W Blegen Hall 415	Jacob Strauss	Policy 3. In favor: 25. Opposed 6.
75	12:20 PM‑01:10 PM W Blegen Hall 125	Robert Winslow	Policy1: 1 vote Policy 2: 20 votes Policy 3: 12 votes - Policy 2 but without the shift from family to skill-based: 7 votes Both 2 and 3: 16 votes Open borders (only stop criminals from entering): 1 vote