Trapped in a warzone… People are dying, suffering and desperate for freedom. For many innocents across the Middle East this is the current situation they are living in. Now these vulnerable people have even less opportunity to escape their terror than ever. This is all thanks to tactless executive orders recently put in place by the Trump presidency that will prevent Muslims from entering America. It’s a controversial and idiotic decision that’s had a lot of people, up in arms.
Over the last few weeks there has been significant coverage on Trump’s deeply controversial decisions concerning immigration. There has been heavy focus and scrutiny over one decision in particular: his ban on Muslim migrants from certain countries. This bars entry to
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This kind of debate goes to show the attitudes within Australia on the topic, unfortunately Jacqui’s -a supporter of the one nation movement- represents a large group of Australians who support trump’s current ignorant views on immigration. Further concerns can be raised because Australia has had a long-standing close relationship to America and has followed its lead in a number of policies and governmental actions. “We have no stronger relationship whether it’s on the battlefield or in commerce, than we have with the United States,” Was what Malcolm Turnbull said of the Australia-America relationship. With our own influx of Muslim refugees we may be seeing an Australian government that mistakenly follows the cold-hearted antics of right-wing America in an attempt to keep relations secure. As ridiculous as it is, the policies President Trump is putting in place include a total ban on Muslims entering America. The wall is also being pushed into overdrive to start building as soon as possible, with the aim to keep illegal Mexican immigrants out of …show more content…
Senate leader Mitch McConnell said Congress will follow through on Trump's border wall order, and McConnell cited a range of $12 billion to $15 billion to add to Americas current 19 trillion in debt… A shocking set of figures. This isn’t counting for wall maintenance and the cost to hire surveillance for it either with CBNC stating “The U.S. government would have to pay to maintain the wall, which could cost as much as $750 million a year, according to an analysis conducted by Politico. And then if it wanted to man it with personnel that would be an additional cost — border patrol has an operating budget of $1.4 billion for 21,000 agents.” Just looking at the way this wall would actually affect immigration it can actually be seen that the number of immigrants would increase. Why might that be? Putting it simply, they all live in America temporarily for work with homes back in Mexico and right now it’s very easy to come and go… If the wall is put in and they want to go back to Mexico they then can’t come back into America the same way. So in this way more immigrants choose to stay and live better lives in America over going back home and becoming trapped. Without even going on into the details of the difficulties in actually building it and getting Mexico to pay, the sheer stupidity and lack of thought put into this wall project is clearly
For example, their study shows that even if the wall did not stop all the migrants, it would drastically cut the cost of welfare and other lifetime costs. In about ten years according to the Washington Examiner, “the United States may be saved by stopping an additional 85 thousand migrants would save the United States about 64 billion. (Bedard, 2017) Some people are thinking that this may be the United States stepping in the right direction to start bringing the debt ceiling
Australia has had a long history of receiving individuals and groups who are seeking asylum as well as unfortunately a long history of turning those away who are perceived as different. (McKay,Thomas & Blood 2011).Even though the white Australia policy was abandoned decades ago it still lives on as a strong resonance in the conservative right of politics (Westoby & Ingamells, 2010). Community fear about Australia’s border seem easily triggered, which has prompted the term ‘paranoid nationalism’ to be used to describe the heightened refugee politics of the Howard years linked to discrimination and maltreatment of asylum seekers which still lives on today (Westoby & Ingamells, 2010). This paper will use the term asylum seeker to identify those who have arrived at Australian shores seeking refuge without a valid visa. I aim to consider throughout this paper this history of how asylum seekers have been constructed as the ‘other’ and to examine the role of public discourse and political, legal and media responses, such as the implementation of detention centres, as creating and reinforcing the position of asylum seekers as different and not belonging. It will be therefore argued that while we have come a long way from the treatment the Howard government gave asylum seekers, we have not come far enough. Two key areas being the use of ‘othering’ and the implementation of detention centres need to be challenged if we are to take the responsibility of providing refuge for asylum seekers seriously.
Indigenous Australians have faced many changes to their original life style, with numerous policies being brought in. These policies had an incredible affect on how the indigenous Australians lived. The policies inflicted on the indigenous Australians varied widely and had numerous impacts. The policies of assimilation, protection and integration had mainly negative impacts on the community, causing loss of identity, language and religion. The policies of self-determination and reconciliation, had mostly positive effects to the indigenous Australian community, creating a stronger bond between black and white Australians, encouraging the concept of closing the gap between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians. These policies had an incredible influence on the indigenous Australians life, changing many ways they lived. The policies changed the path of history for all Australians.
To impel, Trump’s travel ban is flat out illegal. This is in accordance with The Immigration Act of 1965 which was summarized by The New York Times as follows “The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 banned all discrimination against immigrants on the basis
One of the major issues with the wall will be the amount of money it will cost and how it will be paid. Current estimates for the price of the wall widely vary. For example, “Trump estimates that the wall can be built for … $8 billion to $12 billion” (“Here’s What We…7”). Congressional Republicans expect it would cost from $12 to $15 billion; however, a study from the MIT Technology Review estimates it would cost from $27 to $40 billion (“Here’s What
The conditions of Australia’s immigration detention policies have also been cause for concern for probable contraventions of Articles 7 and 10 of the ICCPR. Whilst in Sweden, asylum seekers are afforded free housing whilst their applications are being processed, Australia’s methods are much more callous. Under the Pacific Solution, maritime asylum seekers are sent to impoverished tropical islands with no monitoring by human rights organisations allowed (Hyndman and Mountz, 2008). The UNHCR criticised Australia’s offshore processing centres stating that “significant overcrowding, cramped living quarters, unhygienic conditions, little privacy and harsh tropical climate contribute to the poor conditions of… Nauru and Papua New Guinea” (Morales
Canada's immigration policy is based upon principles of family reunion, humanitarian concern for refugees, and the promotion of Canada's social, economic, demographic and cultural goals.
Since the time of federation the Aboriginal people have been fighting for their rights through protests, strikes and the notorious ‘day of mourning’. However, over the last century the Australian federal government has generated policies which manage and restrained that of the Aboriginal people’s rights, citizenships and general protection. The Australian government policy that has had the most significant impact on indigenous Australians is the assimilation policy. The reasons behind this include the influences that the stolen generation has had on the indigenous Australians, their relegated rights and their entitlement to vote and the impact that the policy has had on the indigenous people of Australia.
Even before his presidency Donald Trump expressed, on more than one occasion, his disregard for Muslims and on more Muslims entering the United States. I don’t believe the president should abuse his power by trying to justify his personal vendetta as a national security issue. The right procedures should have been followed, this executive order did not go through the proper channels (through Congress) before it was signed into law. The necessary evidence to support his claims should have been provided. Also, citizens who would have been affected, legal immigrants whose family are now banned (unless they meet one the criteria for exemption/waiver) should have been given time to react (due process) to the new law instead of its immediate
With a language of freedom from oppression and equality for all, the Constitution is the holy book of America. However, Blow recounts Trump’s suggestions to impose a “temporary” ban on the entrance of Muslims to America, which is the precise opposite of the ideas so eloquently expressed in the Constitution. Besides clashing ideologically, some of the proposed “solutions” to the internal conflict over Islam in America clash legally with international law. As Blow cites from the Center for American Progress and the New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice, “In a thinly concealed attempt to inflame anti-Muslim attitudes, lawmakers in 32 states have moved to ban foreign or international law.” This stereotyping is socially damaging enough, without having the added negativity of illegal
Is immigration good or bad? Immigration is very beneficial to the Australian economy in many ways. Although immigration has its advantages, it also has disadvantages. Immigration is good for our economy because of the Cultural Diversity and the trading Links, they also bring special traits that employers look for in a quality worker, and Immigrants increase Australia’s population and this means more goods and services are produced to suit the growing population. Immigration can also Increase our unemployment rate by thousands.
First of all, immigration is defined as the action of moving to a new country to live in a foreign country .One of the main reasons of immigration discovered during this research are; job opportunities, better weather, war, better lifestyle, learn English. As every immigrant has their own reasons to move to Australia, they are categorized in types of immigrants. The types of immigrants discovered during this research are: asylum seekers, contract/seasonal workers, illegal immigran...
Given the countries who are listed within the travel ban, it appears to be largely targeted towards the muslim people, some of whom may currently be us citizens, if they have family and friends in these regions, they will be impacted by the travel ban. The travel ban goes against what I believe makes us a great nation, the people of the US are a fusion of various races, cultures and religions throughout all parts of the world. There isn’t any one race, religion or culture that makes someone more “American” than someone else. Valuing others for their diversity in different backgrounds, experiences and skills bring a fresh
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.
Immigration Problems of Australia After World War II After World War II, Australia launched a massive immigration program,