loudmouth2, I was referring to new migrants, not migrants who arrived here 20 or 30 or 40 years ago. We both know that Australia's main immigration source countries have shifted dramatically over the last few decades. This was CONFIRMED by the 2016 census which showed that - for the first time in Australia's history - the Asian-born population outnumbered the European-born population.

China and India are NOW the two largest immigrant sources countries.

According to the Department of Home Affairs, the largest source countries of permanent migrants in 2018-19 were (ranked in order):

- India
- China
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
- New Zealand
- Vietnam
- Pakistan
- Nepal
- South Africa
- United States of America

Keep in mind that these figures only relate to the permanent intake. They don't include the huge numbers coming in on temporary or student visas, many of whom go on to stay in the country.

"Sorry, Frank, you're right, I should have identified all of the thousand ethnic groups who are present in Australia."

Or you could just stop and think before you start accusing others of "merging of all east Asians into one devious ethnic group."

individual: "So, who do you prefer to have greater influence here ? Which refugees do you prefer to give refuge & whose culture would you prefer to become dominant here?"

Why are you talking about refugees? The overwhelming majority of those arriving here are economic migrants. Net overseas migration to Australia is presently running at nearly 300,000 a year. From memory, the official humanitarian intake is roughly about 5 percent of that.

loudmouth: "Australia has an immigrant quota, and a refugee quota, as every country should have."

Interesting how Australia takes in, per capita, far more permanent migrants and refugees than almost any other country in the world.

The vast majority of the world's countries don't really accept migrants. They certainly don't run permanent immigration programs or provide easy pathways to citizenship.

For instance, a family of Australians, of European descent, would have little chance of gaining, if they so wished, the citizenship of an Asian country.

Loudmouth,

You explain it in your own words. Don't refer people to sources and expect you have won an argument. That's the level of knowledge I would expect from a high school kid.

Loudmouth,

I think it is a bit naive on your part to believe that tourism is creating a Sydney that is characterised by English-Chinese biculturalism.

I suppose you think that all of those billboards scattered throughout Sydney with Chinese writing advertising property sales are only for tourists as well.

The reason for Chinese-English signs and notices throughout Sydney Airport is mainly because Sydney has a very large permanent Chinese population whose members are constantly on the move between Sydney and their homeland. Like I keep saying, there are a hell of a lot of Chinese in Sydney. A lot more than 1 in 40 as you reckon. Get yourself over here and have a look.

And a big Aussie 'Ni hao!' to you for the new year.