NCFCA Policy Debate: Carrier Sanctions Repeal (NEG)

If a commercial airliner brings a passenger into the EU from abroad who does not have valid travel documents, the airline is responsible for immediately at their own expense sending them back or paying for their lodging until they can pay to send them somewhere  they can legally go. They may also be subject to fines. [If you’ve ever traveled internationally, you may have noticed how scrupulous the airlines are about checking your passport before they let you onto their planes.  This is the reason they do that.] The sanction can also apply to boats, trains and buses that bring undocumented travelers.  AFF argues that this forces migrants seeking asylum to choose dangerous routes (where they could easily die) rather than simply taking a plane, to come to the EU to claim asylum.  NEG will argue that making illegal immigration easier isn’t in anyone’s best interests.  Even if it doesn’t, just the “threat” of it will create a political backlash in Europe and cause a lot of disadvantages that way.