Estimat Túischac'h, I rise today with a Terpelaziun for the Immigration Minister,
@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu .
The nation last welcomed a new citizen on the 23rd of March, over ten weeks ago. On top of this, the nation's population has actually
declined since the current Government has taken office, with seven citizens immigrating and ten emigrating (including two outright renunciations).
In past terms, the incumbent Immigration Minister has compared multi-month spans with no immigrants, such as the one in which we currently find ourselves, to a house on fire. He also criticized the previous Government on immigration, at one point noting "Talossa is losing citizens faster than she's gaining them" (https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=3638.msg35175#msg35175), the same situation in which his Immigration Ministry now finds itself.
In his response to a different Member's Terpelaziun on May 5th, the Minister stated:
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 05, 2026, 11:57:06 AMI thank the MZ for his question. In response, I think I'd like to hold off until a few more people are confirmed as possible assistants.
I don't feel there's any immediate time pressure, since we've already been implementing a lot of the other Royal Commission recommendations in extraordinary form:
- The Prime Minister's Patriotic Award has been restored, and we actually have produced a bunch of physical awards that can be sent out to recipients. They are designed to be displayed on the lapel, collar, or pocket, and that will make them visible in pictures or on Zoom and unusually prestigious (as the only physical award).
- The New Citizen's Guide has been updated, reformatted, and restored in collaboration with the Secretary of State, and will soon be formally unveiled. You can see a preview here (https://talossa.com/new-citizens-guide/).
- Our diplomatic efforts have been very fruitful, with a lot of communications both formal and informal.
We will continue to do even more, of course. If the MZ hears of anyone of good character who is interested in volunteering for the TalossAssistant program, please send them my way.
To begin with, I would like to follow up on each of these responses, namely:
- Have any Prime Minister's Patriotic Awards been awarded to date?
- It has now been a month since the Minister noted an updated New Citizen's Guide had been completed. Can he state why it has not yet been "formally unveiled"?
- Can the Minister provide to the Ziu or public any evidence or results of the "very fruitful" diplomatic efforts he has described?
- Given that zero new citizens have been naturalized since the above response was given, is the Ministry re-assessing the situation to acknowledge any "immediate time pressure"?
Thank you.