TP Monthly Briefs
TP Monthly Briefs
Strengthen your prep with NIHD! Each month we’ll release 4-5 briefs on TP cases. Purchase this month here! You can get the 5 November briefs now!
These briefs have been written by elite debaters including Benjamin Arroyave, Ellie Munshi, and Nilah Rios, and have been approved by coaches such as Nathan Thomas and Coach Griffith Vertican.
Each month we’ll release 4-5 briefs on TP cases. You can purchase monthly briefs for $18.99, or if you pay for our yearly briefs for $99.00, you can get 2 months of free briefs! Those who purchase the briefs will have the option to submit a case to be briefed for the upcoming months.
Table of Contents:
Benjamin Arroyave - Inter-American Development Bank
Ellie Munshi - End All US Foreign Aid
Ellie Munshi - Project Turqesa Anti-Trafficking
Ellie Munshi - Designate Cartels as FTOs
Nilah Rios - Suspend Chile VW
We have included a free sample for you to get a taste of the quality of our briefs. Below is a link to a few pages of the Suspend Chile VWP brief that Nilah Rios has written. Click here for the free sample!
NEG: Suspend Chile from the VWP
Table of Contents
Flow: Sourcebook ‐ Sample Flow........................................................................................................3
Case Explanation........................................................................................................................3
Negative Narrative + Strategy...................................................................................................4
Division of Labor................................................................................................................... 5
Cross Examination..................................................................................................................... 5
1NC.............................................................................................................................................. 6
INHERENCY..............................................................................................................................6
Inherency 1: VWP Process is Secure.................................................................................. 6
A) Constant Database Screening......................................................................................6
B) Multiple Security Barriers...........................................................................................6
Impact: Built‐In Safety Measures....................................................................................7
Inherency 2: New Security Agreement With Chile........................................................... 7
A) Chile Has Taken Initiative...........................................................................................7
B) Increased Information Sharing....................................................................................8
Impact: Aff Cancels Bilateral Success.............................................................................8
SIGNIFICANCE........................................................................................................................ 9
Significance 1: Inflated Problem.........................................................................................9
A) Misleading Crime Narrative........................................................................................9
B) Ill‐Informed Politicians...............................................................................................9
Impact: Inappropriate Policy Justification....................................................................... 9
Answers/To................................................................................................................................10
A/T: High Visa Refusal Rate..............................................................................................10
1. Unreliable Metric....................................................................................................... 10
Impact: Chile Otherwise Compliant.........................................................................10
A/T: Burglar Tourism.........................................................................................................11
1. Unproven Reports.......................................................................................................11
Impact: Unclearly Defined Threat............................................................................12
A/T: FBI says South American Theft Groups are a Problem........................................ 12
1. Ignoring Other Actors................................................................................................ 12
Impact: Unfairly Isolating Chile...............................................................................13
A/T: Argentina and Uruguay Precedent.......................................................................... 13
1. Fundamentally Different Circumstances....................................................................13
A/T: Mandate......................................................................................................................13
1. Unrealistic Approach..................................................................................................13
Impact: Plan is Arbitrary..........................................................................................13
NIHD 2025‐2026 Stoa TPNEG ‐ Suspend Chile VWP 2
2NC............................................................................................................................................ 14
DISADV ANTAGES.................................................................................................................. 14
Disadvantage 1: Damages Foreign Diplomacy................................................................ 14
A) Uniq ‐ Key South American Partner........................................................................ 14
B) Uniq ‐ Regional Competition Increasing..................................................................15
C) Link ‐ Suspension Signals Withdrawal.....................................................................15
D) Link ‐ Creates Barriers to Travel..............................................................................15
E) Intern. Link ‐ Retaliation Possible............................................................................16
F) Brink ‐ Chile Has Visa‐Free Travel to China...........................................................16
Impact 1: Geopolitical Loss........................................................................................... 17
Impact 2: Economic Loss...............................................................................................17
Disadvantage 2: Drains Government Resources............................................................. 18
A) Uniq ‐ VWP Conserves Resources...........................................................................18
B) Link ‐ Mandates Visa Process...................................................................................18
C) Link ‐ No Funding....................................................................................................18
D) Intern. Link ‐ System Backlogs................................................................................18
E) Brink ‐ System Already Strained..............................................................................19
Impact 1: Security Screening Worsens...........................................................................19
Impact 2: Bureaucratic Waste.........................................................................................19
Disadvantage 3: Increases Illegal Immigration............................................................... 20
A) Uniq ‐ VWP Lowers Overstay Rates........................................................................20
B) Link ‐ Reduces Co‐Operation..................................................................................20
Impact: Undermines National Interests..........................................................................20
BACKUP................................................................................................................................... 21
Stuff to Print....................................................................................................................... 21
INH 1: Thorough Screening Process................................................................................ 21
Chile’s Passports are Secure...........................................................................................21
INH 2: New Security Agreement w/ Chile....................................................................... 22
Chile is Co-operating......................................................................................................22
A/T: Burglar Tourism........................................................................................................ 23
DHS & DOS Working With Chile................................................................................. 23
A/T: Mandate......................................................................................................................23
A/T: “Suspend Until Chile Complies With PCSC”........................................................23
DA 1: Damages Foreign Diplomacy..................................................................................23
VWP Strengthens Economic Ties..................................................................................23
China is Chile’s Largest Trading Partner....................................................................... 24
Study Methodologies.......................................................................................................... 24
