The immigration ‘reforms’ announced by the massive importer of human stock, the Albanese government, might be another Left dud, with the “immigration floodgates remaining stuck in the open position”, writes Phil Shannon, who has studied the 100 page report on the matter. Big Australia could go on, trashing wages, housing, infrastructure, services and the quality of the lives of average Australians.

The “reform” still has a hell of a lot of people coming here:

. 375,000 in 2023-24
. 250,000 in 2024-25
. 255,000 in 2025-26
. 235,000 in 2026-27

“ ….more than a million new immigrants every four years — this in a nation of just 26 million”. More than all the old numbers.. “Some reform!”, as the author says. More pressure on housing, rent, education, hospitals, public transport and everything else. More gang violence.

And, a growing contribution to “vibrant ‘diversity and cultural enrichment’ ….. and appalling incidents of anti-Semitism (in) our streets”.

On top of all that, Albanese wants to make it easier for 2 million ‘temporary’ workers and backpackers to get permanent residence.

The period allowed for temps “decoupled” from their visa by an employer to find another employer has been increased from 60 days to 180 days.

There are 860,000 foreign students in Australia, going back-door access to work, and residency. Many ‘students’ get in by signing up for Mickey Mouse courses they never actually turn up to study. The English test requirements, raised from 5.5 to 6.0 is barely a pass mark. There is no definite cap on the number of barely-able-to-speak-English students.

Imports of useless family members of immigrants will rise by 2,000 a year to 20,000.

There is a pretence that immigration is “something beyond government control and is only amenable to minor policy tinkering by technocrats in Canberra’s bubble”. Rubbish, of course. The elected governments Labor or Liberal do have, and should exercise, full control, and start listening to the people.

https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/immigration/2024/01/immigration-reform-that-isnt

ttbn- Sounds like a classic bate and switch tactic. Promising that it will be lower in a few years to take the heat off then increase the numbers of immigrants. I want them to reduce the numbers now.

Whatever happened to learning from past mistakes ? Stupidity appears to be the clear winner with this administration.

The worst of it is that both parties are Big Australia devotees who are not interested in what the electorate says. Most people agree that immigration is far, far too high. If they want fewer immigrants, they must withdraw their votes from both parties. They are morphing in to one party in so many ways. They really need to have the 'frighteners' put on them.

It has been very clear to me that whenever a decent person in politics appears to gain popularity, the parasitic elements who run the media & smoke screens in general education, get into overdrive with disruption.
Has anyone asked the indigenous which ethnic background they prefer to have these lands open to ? Labor is planning to create an Indigenous state & I assume their thinking is that bringing Africans & other anti-Europeans in will aid their agenda to create Apartheit here.

Does thirty pieces of Silver ring any bells ?