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Five criteria to be a citizen : Comments

By Valerie Yule, published 6/8/2014

Immigrants and native Australians should face five criteria to be a citizen, not matters of dress or knowledge of history.

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<< They must not outbreed others in the country – for social and ecological reasons… >>

I find it strange Valerie that you are thinking about ecological reasons (and inherent in that: sustainability reasons) in relation to the number of children some immigrant groups might have, but have not borne a thought for the numbers of immigrants we are bringing in to this country in the first place.

Our immigration intake is vastly more important than the breeding patterns of those immigrants.

We absolutely need to reduce our immigration program down to net zero.

At that level of immigration, the more fecund breeding patterns of some immigrants compared to others immigrants or to long-established Anglo-Celtic and indigenous Australians surely becomes virtually irrelevant.
Posted by Ludwig, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 8:49:27 AM
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We can limit breeding by giving preference to unbearable women.
Posted by david f, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 8:55:06 AM
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Valerie I want to be six inches taller and be able to dance like Fred Astaire! Oh and good luck with your aspirations too.
Posted by JBowyer, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 9:24:43 AM
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What would be worse, would be, if new citizens brought to these shores, the very problems they came here; to escape from in the first place!
Like say, forced/underage marriage/marital rape/no voting rights/fanatical absolutism/sanctified murder/and or, religious beliefs, founded on a body of lies, that are then revised time and again, to embellish or enlarge the lies/myth/legend?
Even then our own democracy wouldn't be hurt by several reforms.
One, could be to limit serving politicians to just two terms, which in effect, would seriously limit corruption/cronyism and or white collar crime/expense account padding/insider trading/what new or changed legislation could mean, or produce some sort of perverse financial advantage? Polymer note sales/AWB etc!
Another just has to be optional preferencing!
Another a long overdue bill of rights! And to be sure, rights also impose responsibilities!
Another, true equality before the law; rather than perverted justice, and just for the rich!
Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 11:27:35 AM
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"Must"

18 times.

Must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must, must.

It sounds more like totalitarianism than liberal democracy.

Must not.
Posted by Shockadelic, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 12:33:36 PM
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"We can limit breeding by giving preference to unbearable women."

LOL. Please: no more unbearable women.
Posted by Jardine K. Jardine, Wednesday, 6 August 2014 1:24:26 PM
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