Tony, at 08:55 on Mar 12 1997, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> like that, but I don't favour imigration limiting (I am an 
DD>> imigrant myself).  Somehow people should be encouraged to 
DD>> integrate.

TC> Can you tell me why you favour imigration.ie give me 
TC> a reason that outways the fact that one of our biggest 
TC> problems is unemployment..

If there was no imigration, I wouldn't have been able to settle here and
offer you Australian bludgers the benefits of my skill, knowledge,
experiences, wit, mail host capabilities etc.

TC> how can bringig more people here do anything 
TC> but make it worse.I will admit that OZ has in many cases 
TC> benifitted from imigrants such as your good self (thats 
TC> bullshit I just said that to ensure my mail feed :-) ). 
TC> Obviously ALL australins are imigrants but surely we have to 
TC> start seriously considering putting a total end to 
TC> imigration until we have sorted out the mess?. 

Pauline Hanson seemed to be keen on limiting immigration from Asian
countries only.  She didn't seem to be bothered by "white
Europeans" comming here.

TC> I am obviously oversimplfying the 
TC> whole debate,there must be good reasons for encourageing 
TC> immigation (maybe imigrants just spell better?) as a lot of 
TC> more intelligent people than I are strong supporters of it. 
TC> I just want to know their reasons?

If immigration figures are to be limited, the limit should be on _total_
persons allowed into the country.  The potential immigrant's race or
nationality shouldn't enter into the equation.

If they have something to offer, and we (the residents of Australia)
require that something - let them in.

David
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