The actuality is - Australia has always profited
from migrants. Outside Australia's Indigenous
People, we are all immigrants or descendants of
immigrants - some earlier than others - but all
with an experience of immigration during the
foundation of modern Australia.

Australia is part of the New World, the world of
immigrants, not part of the Old World, or the
places they embark from. This is why we are
suspicious of inherited titles and privileges.
Nobody can afford to get too precious about their
positions or entitlements in this country because
we all know that position and entitlements are
comparatively new.

Australia's immigration experience is also a broad
one. Originally it was narrow - but after the war our
immigrants have broadened and grown considerably in
numbers.

And all these immigrant communities have made successful
contributions to Australian life. And will continue to do so.

individual,

Thanks for the support. Master Opinion isn't out of nappies yet and there's not much hope that his generation will ever grow up; particularly if they think that their Mickey Mouse degrees equip them to make psychiatric diagnoses online! He is a junior Foxy.

Speaking of her ladyship, I notice that she has advised that I should ignore her if I don't like what she says - or words to that effect. That's the only sensible thing she has ever said. I will take the advice. She gets nuttier with every post. I'm too old to be taking notice of frustrated women of a certain age.

I'm not in favour of a unlimited immigration or refugee intake policy, but it has to be pointed out that, without additional people from outside of Australia, our population - dependent on only its very low natural growth - would keep ageing rapidly, with fewer working people and inexorably more non-working people to be supported, on a lower tax base.

Employer-sponsored immigration and an overseas foreign student body contribute to GDP considerably. Our educated work-force would shrink without skilled labour from overseas, and universities' budgets would be crippled without the income (pretty unequal as it is) from overseas students.

Just throwing it in there.

Joe

Loudmouth: without additional people from outside of Australia, our population - dependent on only its very low natural growth -

I agree to a certain extent. but Australia has to be wary of the quality of individuals who are allowed to migrate. The only people that should be able to immigrate are those that are able to assimilate into Australian Culture, as it is, & not try to force Australia to change our Culture because they don't like it & it doesn't fit in with their Religion.

People of "Other Religions" have come to Australia & assimilated. Some people of certain Religions have refused to assimilate. These should be sent away, Post Haste.

Mr. O: I reckon it has already been arranged for them to complete the migration papers when they get to Sri Lanka in order to have them back in Biloela within six weeks

I tend to agree & the PM did hint as such.

Dear ttbn,

Foxy is highly intelligent, highly educated, and very articulate.

Would it surprise anyone to know that Australia in the absence of science and technology can only sustain a population of about 8 millions?