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Position Policy Paper

Country: Saudi Arabia

Committee: Immigration

Delegate (Students' Names): Breanna Jones

Immigration is important because it is becoming a problem that deserves to be addressed. Saudi Arabia

is accepting refugees in the country when they are being rejected by other countries. The United States is

accepting only a limited amount of refugees and banning other predominantly Muslim countries for safety

from ISIS, specifically. This is a problem because this shows the rest of the world that stereotypes can be true.

By banning so many countries there will be no place for them to go if needed.

As mentioned earlier, refugees are allowed in Saudi Arabia. When the representative of Saudi Arabia

announced that Syrians are allowed in the country there were already about 500,000 Syrian refugees in the

country.

The graph above shows the crude net migration rate at a high during 2015 then settling. The migration rate of

people moving in and out of Saudi Arabia happened around the time of the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015. As

time progresses the migration rate begins to go down meaning less people are moving in and out. The graph

above also shows future predictions of very few people moving from and to the country.

This is a very big problem in Saudi Arabia because the country has a rapidly growing population, a

Saudi Arabia news site voices the concerns of overpopulation and why it can lead to greater problems. An

article written in 2014, published by Al Arabian Network says, it has become clear that the rapid growth of
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cities and the increase in their population along with the failure to provide adequate sewage services, water and

electricity are bound to cause environmental problems. This news article shows some of the dangers of

allowing so many people into the country. Saudi Arabia hasnt banned anyone from entering the country and

dont have strict requirements (appropriate visa that applies to your trip and a passport) for entering the country

but still have rising issues due to all of the people entering.

Saudi Arabia has not taken any steps to solving the problem though theyve addressed what it could lead

to, there arent any solutions that have been announced or vocalized. Overpopulation is approaching rapidly

within the country even though it has not become a main issue, the population is increasing.

Referring back to that graph shown earlier, it shows the rate at which people entering and leaving the

country has been predicted to go down and stabilize over the course of a few years in the future. The peak that

begins in the year 2015 shows how much the population increased during the Syrian refugee crisis.

Saudi Arabia works with many international organizations, one of them is AEFSD which stands for

Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development which helps develop economic and social developments in

Arab states. This helps build a community of people as well as their environment. This helps the immigration

problem by creating less of a divide among people. Saudi Arabia is helping other Arab states build an

environment to be proud of by giving loans and grants to those states.

Immigration policies in Saudi Arabia are very brief. There are very few things you need to enter the

country. By making immigration policies easier to surpass, it makes people entering the country a lot easier.

Creating a community of people considered as equals also comes with more people entering the country which

also correlates the issues relating to overpopulation.

When looking at the main issue of overpopulation due to travel bans and people immigrate into Saudi

Arabia. Saudi Arabia could restrict immigration policies so less people enter or keep their policies the same so

more refugees continue to enter which would solve the problem of people rejecting refugees from their country.

Saudi Arabia would like everyone to be treated as equal. In Saudi Arabia, Syrians are still not classified

as refugees but as normal people. The UN could contribute to this by making immigration policies less strict
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and allow people to enter.

A creative idea would be to restrict immigration laws and open up more countries for people to migrate

to and find homes in. That is the main goal of my countrys position, my country carries brief policies, doesnt

consider Syrians refugees and will continue letting people in though the concerns of the environment are still

active.
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MLA Works Cited Page:n

"Saudi Arabia Crude Net Migration Rate." Saudi Arabia Crude Net Migration Rate. UNICEF, 2013.

Web. 20 Apr. 2017.

F, S. "Saudi Arabia must balance its population growth and resources." English.alarabiya.net. Saudi

Gazette, 11 May 17. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.