Comments on: Australian Immigration Idiocy http://www.bloggernews.net/11387 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:54:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Immi http://www.bloggernews.net/11387#comment-261 Immi Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:49:19 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/11387#comment-261 Johnjayray's post is both misinformed and inaccurate. While I am not prepared to go into specifics of the matter he has detailed (privacy considerations are paramount), I can advise BNN that in fact the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) is actively involved with the client helping to determine which is the best option for he and his partner to pursue their business interests down under. And we have been for some time, so it has absolutely nothing to do with this blog, or any other attention. Further, I would reject outright the racist and discriminatory tone of the posting, towit "Australia allows lots of unemployable people from places like the Lebanon and the Sudan to settle here and live off the Australian taxpayer but hard-working English people who create jobs are sent home! Only a bureaucrat could makes (sic) sense of it." DIMA is proud of the non-discriminatory immigration programme it provides to the Australian Government which contributes to our society and economic advancement through the lawful and orderly entry and stay of people. We are equally proud of our record as one of the top three nations in the world to offer settlement to the world's refugees and humanitarian entrants which last year (2005/06) filled, and next year (2006/07) will provide 14 000 places for some of the world's most needy people fleeing persecution and other appalling living conditions. In fact more than 600 000 refugees and humanitarian settlers have made their new home in Australia since the Second World War. I can assure the poster, and readers, that the department and its hard-working staff are anything but, as Johnjayray suggests, "idiotic". Sandi Logan National Communications Manager Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Canberra ACT Australia Johnjayray’s post is both misinformed and inaccurate. While I am not prepared to go into specifics of the matter he has detailed (privacy considerations are paramount), I can advise BNN that in fact the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) is actively involved with the client helping to determine which is the best option for he and his partner to pursue their business interests down under. And we have been for some time, so it has absolutely nothing to do with this blog, or any other attention.

Further, I would reject outright the racist and discriminatory tone of the posting, towit “Australia allows lots of unemployable people from places like the Lebanon and the Sudan to settle here and live off the Australian taxpayer but hard-working English people who create jobs are sent home! Only a bureaucrat could makes (sic) sense of it.” DIMA is proud of the non-discriminatory immigration programme it provides to the Australian Government which contributes to our society and economic advancement through the lawful and orderly entry and stay of people. We are equally proud of our record as one of the top three nations in the world to offer settlement to the world’s refugees and humanitarian entrants which last year (2005/06) filled, and next year (2006/07) will provide 14 000 places for some of the world’s most needy people fleeing persecution and other appalling living conditions. In fact more than 600 000 refugees and humanitarian settlers have made their new home in Australia since the Second World War.

I can assure the poster, and readers, that the department and its hard-working staff are anything but, as Johnjayray suggests, “idiotic”.

Sandi Logan
National Communications Manager
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Canberra ACT Australia

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