Should citizenship be earned through compulsory volunteering?

The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 introduced a longer and more difficult process for becoming a British Citizen. However the then Government also proposed an option for those who wished to shorten this process called ‘active citizenship’, a type of regulated community volunteering that may come into force in 2011. 

Under this scheme prospective citizens will need to show evidence that they have done voluntary work. So far though, there has been no detailed government plan about how this proposal might be implemented. MRN and MRCF suggest withdrawing the Active Citizenship proposal and put forward alternative suggestions.

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