Oligarch

From my perusal of the Productivity Commissions report,

http://www.pc.gov.au/study/migrationandpopulation/finalreport/index.html

I got the impression of a negative impact on both living standards and lifestyle. Studies on the impact of immigration in Canada are similarly inconclusive, but in contrast to Australia they have plenty of water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_immigration_to_Canada

Canada is similar to many western democracies in that anyone questioning the benefits of immigration seems to be branded as a racist.

Soooo.... we need more immigrants do we ?

WHO needs them?

http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2007/01/136574.php

MultiCulturalism and the Politics of Immigration

"Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's proclamation of multiculturalism as official government policy in 1971 inaugurated a period in which immigrant communities in Canada have tended more often than not to give a preponderance of their votes to candidates of the federal Liberal Party"

Well golly gee.. for the life of me I would NEVER have seen 'that' coming :)

For 'market' read "Left wing political interests"

As with Australia and New Zealand, Canada's high immigration levels are providing the oxygen for multiculturalism. Without continued high immigration, multiculturalism would die the death it so deserves.

Many Western nations share the affliction of multiculturalism, but Anglosphere nations appear the worst affected.

Britain already has a questionable status as a nation. It won't take long for Australia to follow likewise if Phillipe Legrain has his way. If you value our nation, vote against immigration and free movement of labour across nations.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/21/nbyrne221.xml

"Immigration threat to Britain as single nation

24/04/2007

Immigration may be threatening Britain's status as a country, it has been claimed.

A pamphlet by social policy think-tank Civitas said the UK may already have reached a "tipping point" where it can no longer be regarded as a single nation.

David Conway, the author, said that if Britain has become a "nation of immigrants" it could lead to political disintegration."

online-east,
If only we could get to vote on immigration. It is just one of many issues where the polys ignor the view of electors, and this applys to both major parties.

Both major parties have high immigration policies so as to apease big busness, who donate large amounts to the parties. In view of the current water situation and the lack of infastructure, not even to mention our choking cities, we should be in a phase of zero net immigration.

We also should ask Howard and Rudd just what they and their parties believe to be the right population for Australia, so we can evaluate their answer pror to the election.

The last budget has seen further boost to immigration and we are still paying mothers to have babies. I personally think the polys are mad, but that is not new.

If a party like the Democrats came out against high immigration, I suspect their flagging electoral fortunes would instantaneously be reversed. As a nation, we are sleepwalking through what is likely the most profound change of our times. High immigration is fundamentally altering our nation, but Australians are not being consulted. In other parts of the world, such an unrelenting inflow of disparate peoples would be termed "re-colonisation". In Australia, it is referred to as "multiculturalism" and "diversity". We are told to accept it or else face ostracism.

Back in 1993, Bob Hawke confirmed that the major parties had indeed reached an implicit pact to keep immigration off the political agenda. The notion that Australians should not be allowed to discuss one of the biggest issues facing their nation simply demonstrates what an absolute sham our "democracy" has become.