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"Anyone following recent news reporting may rightly think Australia’s migration
system is in “crisis”. Much of this reporting is fixated on the perceived
threat posed by non-citizens to the safety or prosperity of the Australian
community.
Last week, this panic was reflected in Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’
proposed revised directive to decision-makers to prioritise vague notions of
“community safety” over other important considerations, such as an individual’s
connection to Australia, when reviewing visa cancellation cases.
And earlier this month, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton dubiously claimed
migration exacerbates Australia’s housing crisis, including through “excessive
numbers” of international students.
Such framing misses the real “crisis” of Australia’s migration system and the
real harms it enables and produces to non-citizens. Ongoing failures to bring
in systemic, migrant-centred reforms has left many non-citizens exposed to
situations of exploitation, prolonged immigration detention, painful legal
uncertainty or even punitive deportation."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
