The Origins of the Crisis in Immigration Policy

[Zoltan Bertok]

http://www.quadrant.org.au/magazine/issue/2009/12/the-origins-of-the-crisis-in-immigration-policy

[Robert]

The author reflects a xenophobic attitdute that is common with people who cannot or are unwilling to accept the advantages of culturally pluralistic society. The fear of break down of the "cohesive homogenius society " was prvalent in 1976 when the NUMAS scheme to select migrants were introduced. No such breakdown has occurred, but to the contrary, well selected migrants of diverse background has contrubuted to the overall well being of Australia. Again in 1979 when the Vietnamese boat people sought refuge in this vast continent, onceagain the monoculturists proclaimed disaster, and again nothing of the feared outcome eventuated. Now on the 2010 the same unfounded fear of the neo-conservatives are sounding the fear of breakdown of the "cohesive homogenius society". All these bleatings cannot change the trend. Only good and richness of the Australia as multicultural society will continue to flourosh.

Robert K Chelliah
www.austmigration.com.au

[digger]

Stone does make a lot of claims which are no doubt generalist and lacking in basis but typical of a closet racist no more.

[Sheelagh Blanckenberg]

Having just plowed through the article in its entirety, even re-reading a number of paragraphs to ensure I understood the meaning and significance :), I conclude that Stone makes many valid points. In particular I agree with his second to last paragraph -

In a larger sense, of course, we do need an inquiry, and a thoroughgoing one at that, into the whole corrupt immigration scene—one leading to an immediate major reform and reshaping of the Department of Immigration. The Howard government failed to take up that suggestion, and the present government will certainly not do so.