Why doesn't Australia allow in everyone and his brother like we do in the US?Weren't they"built on immigrants"

Answer 1

Australia has the luxury of being completely surrounded by water. Therefore, they can be very selective about the people they allow into their country. Most countries share common borders and have less influence over who or who does not cross their borders. Other countries, including the United State would control who gets in if they could.

Answer 2

Actually, per head of population, Australia welcomes more immigrants than the USA or just about any other country. 20% of our population was born overseas and another 20% have at least one parent who was born overseas. Australia was and is built on immigrants, but now days they come from all over the world.

Unfortunately so many people want to come that we have to have restrictions - basically we take those with the best qualifications.

Answer 3

Haha, well for one, Australia is already unsustainably overpopulated, and there isn't enough water to go around, so yeah, it's a bit different over there.

Australia is grossly overpopulated. Most of Australia is uninhabitable desert, which is continuously expanding. There wasn't enough water to begin with, and they are experiencing the worst drought in at least a century.

It's not just simple surface area/ population maths.

Answer 4

Actually Australia was built on prisoners if I remember right..

We don't let everyone and their brother in.. just everyone that doesn't speak english and their brother. If you know how to speak english.. good luck getting in! But if you don't, come on in, and we will even give you money to start up your own business when half of our population is already living at or below the poverty level....

Answer 5

Here in America our politicians have forgotten that they serve the public. They have changed the system with the help of the media to make the public serve them. In Australia they still care about the people. Here the politicians care only about themselves. On both sides of the fence. And as long as we as Americans follow along, it will not change either. We need new leadership. We need to hold the politicians and the media responsible for what they do. And we need to start prosecuting the liars that propagate all of this. What we need is an ACLU type force for the real American.

Answer 6

What kind of illiterate question is that?

Can't accept the ethics of Australia?

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday
to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to
head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to
Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his
ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that
some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not
accept that Australia was a secular State and its laws were made by
parliament.

"If those are not your values, if you want a country that has Sharia law
or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on national
television.

"Immigrants, not Australians must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired
of this Nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or
their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a
surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.

However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
"politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that
our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration nor do I
hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to
Australia.

However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our
country, and apparently some who were born here, need to understand. The
idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to
dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians we have
our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials
and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese or Arabic, Chinese,
Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you want to become
part of our society,...learn the language.

Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing,
political push but a fact because Christian men and women, on Christian
principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is
certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God
offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your
new home, because God is part of our culture.

We will accept your beliefs and will not question why, all we ask is that
you accept ours and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us. If the
Southern Cross offends you or you donâ€â„¢t like a "Fair Go" then you should
seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.

We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change and we really
donâ€â„¢t care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your
culture but do not force it on others.

This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE and we will allow you
every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining,
whining and griping about our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs or
Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other
great Australian freedom: THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.

If you are not happy here then LEAVE. We didnâ€â„¢t force you to come here.
You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.

"Iâ€â„¢d be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws
governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another - the
Islamic law. That is false. If you canâ€â„¢t agree with parliamentary law,
independent courts, democracy and would prefer Sharia law and have the
opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then,
thatâ€â„¢s a better option" Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said
those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other
country.

Education minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who
do not want to accept local values should " clear off "

"Basically, people who donâ€â„¢t want to be Australians and they donâ€â„¢t want
to live by Australian values and understand them, well then they can
basically clear off" he said. Separately Howard angered some Australian
Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the
nations mosques.

Answer 7

They learned from us. There's only so much room in any given boat--literally or metaphorically.
Also, If you like your culture, the last thing you want is a hoarde of a specific ethnicity or religion crowding in, and crashing it.

All I can say is "way to go, mate!"

Answer 8

Not exactly. Australia began as a British prison colony.

Answer 9

Hey, leave Australia out of this. What did they ever do to us, beside being a decent friend and ally?

Answer 10

Because they have what we don't. A wall to keep them out. Fortunately for them their wall is an ocean, which came for free.