Wittenberg

Broosking is the act of introducing partisan politics into the immigration process, either directly or indirectly, and it is not permitted in Talossa.  There's no law against it, but there is a mutual agreement among all responsible citizens that it would be a dangerous thing to permit.  Unfortunately, recently a member of the Progressive Alliance sent a message to a prospective citizen to tell him about positive features of the party.  This member was not aware that this was wrong, and when he found out, he immediately apologized and explained the problem.

This isn't the first time someone's made this mistake out of ignorance, and it probably won't be the last.  I don't blame this person -- how could they have known? -- but I do want to apologize for this breach on behalf of the Progressive Alliance.

If immigration is politicized, then it can lead to parties flooding new citizens with their own view of matters in private, making it difficult for them to come to their own conclusions.  They might even be driven away by the atmosphere of partisan competition, or the process itself might begin to warp to accommodate the recruiting style of whichever party is in power, or we might see people finding excuses to block prospectives who seem likely to join another party.  At the very least, it would make Talossa a less welcoming place for many prospective immigrants.  We have to be firm and keep the red line where it is: no broosking.

To make sure this doesn't happen again, I believe that we should add a warning to the New Citizen's Guide, which the Secretary of State and I are reworking in preparation for giving it to all new citizens as a matter of course.  And whenever we hear about someone who's engaging in this behavior, we should remind them that it would be very dangerous to make immigration a political race.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Today at 08:37:36 AMThis isn't the first time someone's made this mistake out of ignorance, and it probably won't be the last.  I don't blame this person -- how could they have known? -- but I do want to apologize for this breach on behalf of the Progressive Alliance.

We may want to sticky a post in the Immigration threads as public notice detailing the definition and the discouragement of broosking. This might be more likely to be read than the guide we share with each individual applicant. We have seen members of the old FreeDems and now a member of the PA conduct broosking so a highly visible reminder seems prudent.