what is the nature and importance of the new australian parliament immigration restriction act?
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It preserves the stability of the existing ethnic mix, at least for the time being.\n\nMore could be said, but to what purpose?  If you think about it, this is really an advantage for all existing people there.\n\nIt has been merciless to refugees en route from Afghanistan and other places, but the reality is accepting these would invite an endless stream.\n\nAustralia actually has limited habitable space, water and many other limited resources.  It is already strained in many ways.\n\nI hope you can think of what I have left out.  Problems are not solved by exporting them to new places, thus far relatively untarnished.\n\nEspecially when the list of difficulties is already long enough.
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it's not a law, just a bill passed by Senate. It also needs to be passed by the house and signed by the president to become a law, which probably won't happen.\n\nAnyway as a student this new immigration reform probably won't affect you at all. If you are hoping to get permanent residency out of this that probably won't happen either.\n\nIt's all speculations really, we must wait for a law to pass before we know anything for sure
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I have never heard of that site.\n\nI think it is safest just to go through the Department of Immigration directly. Afterall they are the ones who will process your application.\n\nThe website where you can access all their forms is\n\nhttp://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/forms_alpha1.htm
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I completely agree...\nIt will however benefit some people (The Rich employers) and encourage more small business activity. Hard working labourers will lack the bargaining power to demand their working rights and condition on the otherhand it will not have such an effect on skilled (professional) workers since they are in a better position to ultilise the new bargaining changes. It is the average working familes that will suffer and I can sympathise  since it is their job security that they depend so much on to put food on the table and to maintain a family. At the end of the day, Our Govt could not give too rats about the average working family. Howard wants to make the unskilled labour market more fexible to compete with international competition eg China, india etc. But as Australians, our way of life is to give everyone a fair go and we will never accept the unethical standards in Asia just to be competitive. We already had a great IR system it had integrity and stood within our moral grounds.\nThe only need for Change is a change of Govt!!
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Australia has an obligation under the 1967? (i think) UN Warsaw Human Rights agreement to allow asylum seekers into the country and thoroughly investigate their individual circumstances before deciding on their refugee status.  The feelings of the Indonesian people and / or Government should not stand in the way of our International (and humanitarian!) obligations.
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Right now australia is the number 1 choice. U better hurry before they put restrictions there also.
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Your link drives to an add for a company that collects "a small fee" to send mail. Isn't this against the policies for Yahoo! Answers?\n\nRevised: Keep in mind that President Bush directs policy (he asked for Congress to do something about immigration in his State of the Union Address), but the people who are considering the new laws are your Senators and Representatives. These are the best recipients for any letters you wish to write at this time. Congress will take up the question again after their break having failed to get a law passed on Friday, April 7, as they had hoped. Any letters you write to them now are much more likely to get noticed!
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go to their website on immigration.  I think their rules are quite strict.
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Good question.  I am English and I live in Australia, and have done since emigrating three years ago.  They are on about a similar system here in Australia, min requirements is to know what it means to live here, the values, cultures etc.  I think this is good, I have embraced the culture here and become a citizen, two years min and a joining fee.  In the UK, it would be too little too late I fear, the damage to UK has already been done, partly my reason for leaving.  I am not against different cultures, I am against those people that refuse to contribute to society and bludge off the government.   A lot of immigrants do work, so you must respect that fact.\nAs a minimum, I think you should be able to speak English. \n\nPS The Ozzies are sweating over the Ashes!!! COME ON ENGLAND!
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Visa's are put into various groups,such as tourist visas,average citizens,diplomats,pets...but chasing away a whale? Australia is notorious for it's animal rights/environmental protection legislation, so I doubt they actually chased away an endangered species,or maybe it was taken out of context.
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I think there needs to be strict enforcement.  Now ICE is bringing criminal charges against employers in their raids.  They could have done that at any time, but don't.\n\nI think the disconnect is the ID database which needs to be up and running so that employers can reasonably be held to a high standard.  The social security card forgeries are pretty good, I understand.  Once employers can check a database to find out if a person is legally here, or is reported to be working 10 other places already, we can feel more fair about really cracking down on them.   \n\nThe Senate Bill says it will take 18 months to get the database up and running at least as to immigrants.  The House Bill says it will take SIX YEARS.  \n\nHowever, while everyone focuses on employers, the benefits like in-state tuition etc bring at least as many across, in my opinion.  Once we secure the border and decide what to do with those here, we have to dismantle all of those benefit magnets, as well, in my opinion.
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there is a lot of websites regarding jobs in IT which can be easily accessed by doing a search in any search engine. there are plenty of IT jobs available.as far as getting a work permit, go to the australian immigration website for all that information. good luck.
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It is a special class of visa for Australians only.  Details are below.
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In google search, type-  australia immigration - and search the web, all details are there.
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Marriages between two people under the age of 18 are prohibited in Australia.\n\nMarriage to an Australian citizen does not automatically guarantee entry of a citizen of another country to Australia.  The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs can advise on immigration to Australia.
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Latest Major Action: 1/27/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. \n\nTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes.
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Lobby at whatever level you are able to...sad is the day when a minority, through political correctness becomes a majority! I am first generation Australian and was taught early, Australian first, then you can please yourself with race, religion etc.