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"Any day now, Australia will welcome its millionth refugee since the second
world war.
This milestone, which the Refugee Council of Australia believes will happen by
the end of this year, is a moment to mark the transformative contributions that
refugees and their families have made to our society and economy over seven
decades.
But Australia’s millionth refugee also arrives at a moment when the system to
protect them is under immense strain and struggling for popular support.
A vocal minority is expressing rage on the streets and social media about
immigration, with many making no distinction between refugees (who face danger
of persecution in their home county) and migrants (who choose to move to
another country, usually for work, education or family reasons). Both are met
with the same backlash, borne of grievance and fear.
The same phenomenon is being seen globally. In the US, President Donald Trump
has blocked many thousands of refugees already approved for US admission.
He also plans to restrict the number of refugees next year to just 7,500 – a
huge decrease from the ceiling of 125,000 during the Biden administration.
Trump is also planning to fill those spots mainly with white South Africans.
This is a moment to take pride in our history of moral national action on
refugees – and to lead by example again by demanding more humane policies for
those continuing to seek refuge here."
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
