Nativism

NATIVISM

Dictionaries define nativism as "the policy of favoring indigenous inhabitants or the interests of the indigenous inhabitants of a country over those of immigrants".

This has a long history of being a problem across all regions of Earth, ranging back to the ancient Roman Empire and in more recent centuries with the policies of the United States (pre-merger with Canada and Mexico) and Western European nations.

The most recent outbreak of nativism started in Year +12 as the first long-term disruptions to economies began to be felt across Earth. People had grown used to Luna as part of the economy, but the sudden influx of resources disrupted production and costs which had other unintended consequences including increased unemployment and pollution.

Because of that, several Nativist political parties have formed. The most successful has organized on a pan-national basis and is referred to as "One Earth". One Earth is not a radical organization; indeed, it is reactionary in its policies, favoring several measures to secure living standards for Earth-born people in a changing solar system.

ONE EARTH PLANKS:

1 - Immigration from other planets (including Luna) should be restricted to no more than 10,000 individuals per year. (This is not yet relevant as official immigration remains low, somewhere around 800-1,200 individuals annually.

2 - Corporations registed with headquarters on Earth can not move more than 20% of their business off-world. If they do, they are required to pay a surcharge tax of 30% of their gross revenue (of offworld enterprises).

3 - Non-resource products shipped to Earth require an import tariff, adding 10% -OR- the difference between its price and an equivalent Earth product's price to the cost.

To this point, no nativist legislation has been approved anywhere on Earth and it is actiely discouraged by the World League of Nations. The only continent following nativist policies is Africa though this is cultural rather than legal. Officially, Africa agrees to all principles of individual rights as espoused in the WLN Declaration of Priinciples.