The Australian immigration system must exclude dickheads, bullshitters, and bludgers. This post has been inspired by Joe Walker’s recent set of three exemplary interviews (Martin Parkinson (former Treasury, author of 2023 migration review), Mark Cully (historian), Mike Pezzullo (senior border official 2013-2023)) on the subject of immigration policy. This comes against a backdrop of growing scepticism within the West on current levels of immigration, concerns about integration, cultural compatibility, rising costs of living, straining public services and infrastructure, and the rapidly increasing popularity of hardline anti-immigration political parties who, in some cases, have already won defining majorities within the Western democratic system. This post complements earlier posts of mine on Australian defense policy, excessive government interference in its economy, economic stagnation, and energy policy. (As I publish this, protests are occurring in Ireland. I actually held off on…
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