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Australians' fears revealed
Perth Now ^ | January 23, 2010 | Ellen Whinnett and Carly Hennessy

Posted on 01/23/2010 1:35:59 PM PST by myknowledge

AUSTRALIANS are spooked by record high migration and also believe the country is increasingly racist, according to an exclusive poll for The Sunday Times by Galaxy Research.

Two-thirds of respondents - 66 per cent - thought the Federal Government should cap migration rates.

Of these, 72 per cent of Australians polled favoured a migration cap, while 55 per cent of those who lived here but did not consider themselves to be Australian also favoured a cap.

Leading migration expert Bob Birrell said: "It's a significant finding because it suggests public discussion of congestion and house prices may be beginning to bite."

(Excerpt) Read more at perthnow.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; immigrationcap; racistsociety
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I want an immigration cap for Australia too...

...because 'multiculturalism' is like a microcosm of the Tower of Babel.


1 posted on 01/23/2010 1:36:00 PM PST by myknowledge
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Didn’t there use to be a cap on immigrants coming to the US? What ever happened to that? As far as I’m concerned, we should stop all immigration for five years.....or at least until we get a handle on our immigration policys and how we track them.


2 posted on 01/23/2010 1:39:56 PM PST by RC2
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To: RC2

Stop immigration for 20 to 50 years, until we are a people again.


3 posted on 01/23/2010 1:41:07 PM PST by Woebama (Never, never, never quit)
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To: myknowledge

Save yourselves while you can Australia......I can only move from state to state so long. Western Civilization is gonna need a place for a last stand!


4 posted on 01/23/2010 1:42:33 PM PST by DwFry (Baby Boomers Killed Western Civilization!)
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To: RC2

You cant stop immigration unless our borders are first secured and all welfare offices closed.


5 posted on 01/23/2010 1:46:14 PM PST by max americana
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To: RC2

The was a cap and virtually a “time out” from the 1920s until the 1960s (Ted Kennedy).


6 posted on 01/23/2010 1:46:41 PM PST by bwc2221
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To: bwc2221

Cap or not there was the Great Depression and WWII. Both limited immigration severely.


7 posted on 01/23/2010 1:57:05 PM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: myknowledge
Australians have no one to blame but themselves. Without knowing Australian politics, I can almost guarantee that it was the liberal politicians who encouraged this suicidal immigration policy. It's awfully hard to wade into Australia like it is across the Rio Grande. Liberals have changed the immigration policy. The same liberals who probably also promised the Australians a welfare state and guaranteed security.

To repeat, I'll bet anything that the politicians who encouraged the change in Australian immigration policy. Only liberals/leftists can be that stupid (or evil).
8 posted on 01/23/2010 2:01:00 PM PST by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough!)
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To: truthguy; myknowledge

Just so that any Australian watching this post is not confused, and as information for the Americans reading this, in Australia, the conservatives are termed ‘Liberals’.


9 posted on 01/23/2010 2:06:08 PM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: Woebama

Immigration must be selective in order for it to be successful. Why import people from countries, cultures and idiologies who have no intention to ever assimilate, and who have every intention to maintain the culture they fled?

To say that all cultures are alike is simply BS. The host country must be convinced that its own culture is superior or equal to that of the immigrant’s. Why else is the immigrant willing to leave the culture of his birth? The host country must not allow the immigrant to impose his culture on it but instead force the immigrant to accept his.


10 posted on 01/23/2010 2:16:21 PM PST by 353FMG (Save the Planet -- Eliminate Socialism)
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To: James C. Bennett

Welcome to FR.

What do you call your leftists?


11 posted on 01/23/2010 2:19:04 PM PST by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: 353FMG

I agree. But at this point, cut it off all immigration. We’ve gone too far down the wrong road and need to stop and turn around.


12 posted on 01/23/2010 2:19:45 PM PST by Woebama (Never, never, never quit)
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To: 353FMG

In other words, the exact opposite of what Western Civilization has done.

...We’re doomed


13 posted on 01/23/2010 2:21:10 PM PST by DwFry (Baby Boomers Killed Western Civilization!)
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To: myknowledge
The last time I was in Oz (about 5 years ago) I was struck by how many non-English speakers I saw...particularly in Sydney.I think any country that allows entry to those who aren't at least marginally fluent in the national language is just asking for trouble.

I recently considered seeking permission to emigrate to Oz but found that under the points system I couldn't come close to receiving permission (I'm far too old and am not a brain surgeon).My denial would have been reasonable because,when all is said and done,Oz,like every other country,has the right to decide which immigrants can be of most benefit.So why do countries like Oz,the US and other western countries allow so many immigrants to settle who don't even "speak the language"...which is *enormously* important?

14 posted on 01/23/2010 2:26:25 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: fanfan

Thank you!

The Australian Labor Party, or plainly, the Left.


15 posted on 01/23/2010 2:31:13 PM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: myknowledge

What percentage is muslim immigration? Fear that.


16 posted on 01/23/2010 2:38:07 PM PST by WriteOn (Truth)
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To: WriteOn

A big percentage.

Indonesians, Malay and many from the Middle East (Lebanese).

It is the latter which is causing the race riots against other communities in Australia, in recent times, especially against foreign students.


17 posted on 01/23/2010 2:40:13 PM PST by James C. Bennett
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To: 353FMG
"Immigration must be selective in order for it to be successful. Why import people from countries, cultures and idiologies who have no intention to ever assimilate, and who have every intention to maintain the culture they fled?"

You must be reading this man's mind.

18 posted on 01/23/2010 2:41:12 PM PST by stormer
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To: James C. Bennett

You’re welcome. :-)

In Canada we have
:the Conservative Party - right
:The Liberal Party - left
:The NDP - socialist
:The Greens - moonbats


19 posted on 01/23/2010 2:44:03 PM PST by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: fanfan

Interesting to meet someone from Canada, here!

Thanks for listing the parties and their ideologies.

In Australia, the conservatives are the Liberal Party.

Confusing to you, I’m sure!


20 posted on 01/23/2010 2:53:07 PM PST by James C. Bennett
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