The Song Remains the Same: Aussies Opposed to Mass Immigration, By James Reed
I have lost count of the number of review articles I have done over the decades on Australian public opinion and immigration. In general, the Australian people, despite being subject to the Great White Replacement, are opposed to mass immigration, and more so today when immigration is clearly linked to the accommodation crisis. What the latest survey by The Australian's Needs of the Nation poll shows, is that only 13 percent of those surveyed support an increase in immigration levels. In 2014 the figure for those supporting increased immigration was still only a low 22 percent.Governments have, like the puppets they are, surrendered to the Big Australia corporate elites, and kept immigration levels so high that we have seen Aussies living on the streets or in tent cities. Half of those surveyed want a cut in the immigration intake, and in the over 50-year-olds, two thirds want a cut in immigration.
There are fertile grounds here for an election based upon immigration and the accommodation crisis. To the shame of Dutton, he has chickened out on taking this winner issue, simply going for the nuclear option, which while not totally bad, in itself shows intellectual cowardice as well, when he should support fossil fuels. He could avoid the racism slur by running up front Aboriginal Senator Price, who did an excellent job opposing the Voice.
I am sad to say that the alternative conservative parties and independents are also weak on immigration too, not actually saying anything wrong, but also being well, scared. But this is not the time for shivering in fear, but to go on the attack. We clearly need an anti-immigration mass movement parallel to what we see in Europe. Or, Australia is finished.
"Public support for immigration has nearly halved over the past decade, with half of Australians demanding fewer migrants.
The Australian's Needs of the Nation poll reveals only 13 per cent of people surveyed support an increase in the number of legal immigrants.
Ten years ago, public support for higher immigration was 22 per cent, based on a comparable Newspoll survey for The Australian's 50th anniversary in 2014. The 2024 survey of 1042 people, by The Growth Distillery, shows one in three Australians want immigration levels to remain as they are, while half seek a cut to the migrant intake.
Demand for lower levels has doubled in the past decade. In 2014, when Newspoll asked the same question of 1203 people, barely a quarter of Australians wanted fewer migrants.
Young Australians are the most supportive of immigration, with one in five wanting to welcome more migrants, and 41 per cent happy with the status quo. Among the over-50s, support for higher immigration has plunged from 20 per cent in 2014 to just 8 per cent this year.
Two-thirds of the over-50s want a cut to Australia's immigration intake, compared to 26 per cent in 2014. Support for higher immigration is higher in households earning more than $100,000 a year, compared to poorer households. Men are more likely than women to support higher immigration.
Australia's total intake of legal migrants has soared 37 per cent over the past decade, due mostly to rising numbers of skilled migrants on work visas, and temporary visas for international students. The number of family visas has fallen 13 per cent, from 60,185 in 2013-14 to 52,500 in 2022-23, based on the latest Home Affairs Department data.
The skilled visa intake jumped 10 per cent to 142,344, while student visa numbers surged 61 per cent to 491,056 in 2022-23.
The number of humanitarian visas, granted to refugees, has fallen 10 per cent over the past decade, from 20,019 in 2012-13 to 17,875 in 2022-23.
The Albanese government angered universities in May by announcing legislation to cap the number of students enrolled in each institution, and requiring universities build more purpose-built accommodation.
Growing community pushback against high levels of immigration coincides with an accommodation crunch, as permanent settlers compete with existing residents to buy or rent a home in the tightest housing market on record.
The Australian revealed in April the biggest universities have failed to provide 80 per cent of their foreign students with guaranteed housing, despite pocketing $9bn a year in fees.
Universities have built enough dorm rooms to accommodate only 40,000 students nationally – a fraction of the 205,000 international students they have enrolled to study this year."
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