Argumentative Essay On Immigration In Australia

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Immigration is a hot controversial topic these days, both inside of Australia and overseas. You all know Donald Trump's stand on this issue, but let's talk about Australian migration and its impacts on us young people. Not a single person in this room can deny having at least one ancestor, who wasn't originally from Australia. Unless you're Aboriginal, but even they were considered to have migrated here at some point in time. This is actually a fact supported by the ABS for the entire country. We are practically living in a nation of migrants. Living in a country known for being open and tolerant to everyone, regardless if you were born here or not.

Australia sounds pretty amazing, until you realise the views on immigration are starting to change. A 2016 Scanalon survey shows signs of fresh hostility to multi-ethnic immigration and multiculturalism. These shifts are very small but very much in the wrong direction. You could amount this to the recent events of wide scale, unpredictable, terrorism. Combined with the media's out of context portrayals of immigration.

But regardless, this is the wrong outlook on immigration, as a growth in our …show more content…

As most of the time they arrive fully trained and educated at another nations expense. Bringing with them a whole array of experiences and a different culture. With these attributes migrants can increase innovation, creativity, and prosperity in Australia. Along with enriching the cultural fabric of Australia by introducing new foods, music, traditions, beliefs, and interest. Ethnic restaurants, grocery stores, and clothing stores add to the vitality of the Australian community. Which also benefits from cultural celebrations that bring diverse foods and art at local festivals. Schools would develop curriculums that are cross cultured, beneficial for youths as it opens up their understanding of the world and the people around

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