The catholic church speaks out in defence of Australian immigration.
From business arguments to spiritual now as Australia’s catholic bishops join in the furore surrounding immigration in Australia.
The catholic bishops are unhappy at the pledges made by both political parties to cut immigration levels. Speaking at the Catholic Bishops Conference, Bishop Joseph Grech, the delegate for Migrants and Refugees said: “Australia is a country which, compared to most nations that welcome migrants, is underpopulated with a standard of living which would remain sustainable despite higher levels of immigration,”
The bishop says that migrants have contributed greatly to the cultural and economic welfare of Australia and he accuses the government of bowing down to a minority of people who are making a lot of noise.
Bishop Grech, who was born in Malta and emigrated to Australia himself, spoke about how immigrants have helped Australia gain a reputation for being a unified nation, rich in cultural diversity and that problems with infrastructure should lie solely with the Australian government and not with migration.
Mr Grech is not alone in his thoughts, he has the support of most of the members of the ACBC who believe that a cut in migration will possibly lead to economic instability. Business leaders have also rallied around to say the same thing and warn of higher taxes as another consequence of a cut in migration.
Mr Abbott’s policies have mentioned that an increase in the birth rates in Australia are needed in order to provide for an ageing population, yet he opposes a ‘big Australia’ and wants immigration levels to reduce to 170,000 per year. So is the argument within the political parties about population control or just about closing its doors to immigrants?
With both parties taking such a firm stand on immigration, there is little the Australian public can do about the situation as it is certain that either Labour or Liberal will emerge the victors on August 21st. The future for migrants in Australia looks extremely rocky.
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