An Aussie Father Speaks Out on Homeless Aussies in a Society Flooded with Migrants, By James Reed
Here is today's human focus story, where an Aussie father, facing homelessness, working two jobs, has slashed out at the Albo government's mass immigration program. Aussies need to remember this come election and kick the globo commo rotters out, then lobby the Dutton government for massive immigration cuts:
"An Australian father at risk of facing homelessness has confronted the government about cutting immigration rates to match housing availability as immigrants with "plenty more money" make it tougher to secure cheaper living.
Morgan Cox appeared on ABC's Q+A program on Monday, revealing he currently works two jobs and one more rent increase could land his family in deep trouble.
"I am already working two jobs and one more rent increase, my family and my one-year-old baby are facing homelessness and we have got nowhere to go," the hard-working father said.
"I recently got a rent increase notice for an additional $180 a week, which works out to be about $10,000 a year.
"I tried to find a cheaper place and there just aren't any. What little is available, there's dozens of people lined up.
"Lots of them are immigrants and they have plenty more money than I can possibly get.
"I want to know, is the government going to cut immigration to match housing availability or are we just gonna keep going until every regular working Australian is homeless?"
A struggling father appeared on ABC's Q+A to confront politicians about controversial immigration policies before "every regular working Australian" in the country becomes homeless. Picture: ABC
The Labor government has faced intense scrutiny over its migration policies since coming into power, with the housing crisis being mainly attributed to increasing migration levels.
Under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's leadership, a record 536,000 migrants arrived in Australia in 2022-23, according to ABS data. A figure which led to a significant drop in people's trust in the government after Labor vowed to halve the country's migration.
While immigration levels eased last year to 444,480, the net overseas migration level was still more than double the 194,400 of the 2019-20 financial year.
The audience at ABC's Q+A applauded Mr Cox for his vulnerability and presenting the panel with his brutal question.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler was the first to answer the pressing questions and claimed the government has been working "very hard" to bring immigration levels to a manageable point.
Mr Cox seemed visibly frustrated shaking his head while the politician continued with his response.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler claimed the government has been working "very hard" to bring immigration levels to a manageable point. Picture: ABC
"I'm so sorry you're going through that and it's a story we all hear right across the country, obviously, particularly in the bigger states around the big cities," Mr Butler said.
"We have been working very hard to get migration levels, immigration levels down to something we think the country can manage.
"What we've found after those efforts is that the arrival numbers have returned to about pre-Covid levels but we're not managing the exits, the people returning back home if they've been here studying or for short-term skilled work, and we're working very hard on that.
"We do want to see those migration numbers get back to something like normal for Australia. We also know that migration has been an important part of keeping our economy going. We also have a very tight labour market with lots of skill shortages. I know in health, in hospitals and aged care facilities, we struggle to keep those operations going."
Mr Butler emphasised the need for more housing, but Mr Cox seemed unphased and questioned why the government could not just tell immigrants "no, we don't have enough houses for you".
"The government makes the laws and decides who comes in," Mr Cox told Mr Butler.
"So if you've got 2.5 million people coming in a few years, surely you can say to them, 'no, we don't have enough houses for you'."
Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean said the housing issue was "more complex" than just immigration and argues governments need to make it easier to get homes built. Picture: Getty
On the other hand, former NSW treasurer Matt Kean, who was also on the panel, said the housing issue was "more complex" than just immigration and argues governments need to make it easier to get homes built.
"There's way too much red tape and green tape that is stopping housing developments whether it's Sydney, Melbourne or right across Australia," he said.
Last year, Labor pledged a cap on international students and projected migration levels to drop down to 260,000 in 2024-25.
Additionally, the Coalition vowed a 25 per cent cut to immigration from 185,000 to 140,000 for the first two years, followed by 150,000 then 160,000 in the next two. It aims to achieve this target by introducing international student caps and fee hikes on international students."
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