http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Immigrants-are-better-educated-report/2007/07/24/1185043118051.html

Migrants are better educated, more law-abiding, are generally healthier and less dependent on welfare than the average Australian-born citizen, a new report reveals.

The costs of migration were found to be low and mainly associated with migrants adjusting to Australia after their arrival.

Researchers found only a "marginal" incidence of racial prejudice to migration, which was overshadowed by a widespread appreciation of the cultural and social benefits to Australia from its migration program.

"There are few social costs associated with migration and most of these are short-term integration issues that relate mostly to the humanitarian intake," Prof Carrington said in a statement.

"However, most migrants, including those arriving through the humanitarian intake, have over time, learnt English, acquired qualifications and done well."

Nearly 90 per cent of the 106,495 immigrants entering Australia in the 2006 financial year were skilled migrants.

More than six million migrants have entered Australia since 1945, bringing the country's overseas-born population to 25 per cent of the entire population of 21 million people.

Migrants are required to pass a series of health checks before acquiring temporary or permanent status in Australia.

The report found migrants have a lower hospitalisation rate than Australian-born citizens.

Most new immigrants are not eligible for disability or aged pensions until 10 years after their arrival in Australia while non-humanitarian migrants must wait two years before accessing social security payments.

UNE professor Jim Walmsley, co-editor of the report, said there was no evidence of a "migrant underclass" or "ethnic enclave ghettos" in Australia and the report "dispelled a number of myths about the impact of migrants on the host community".

"On the contrary, the available evidence overwhelmingly supports the view that migrants to Australia have made substantial contributions to Australia's stock of human, social and produced capital," Prof Walmsley said.

Yeah right, take a walk around Balga in Perth, I bet the unemployment rate is not lower per head.
Although there are some great migrants, there are alot of violent scum too. We should stick to handpicking proffesionals and leave the refugees out, too many of them run from violence only to be a little less violent with our kids. bugger em I say. Just like mostpolitical papers or studies, the results would be manipulated. I've seen the area I grew up in and spoke to the people who live in it. The government throw all the immigrants in housing commission areas where the generaly stick together. Look at Lakemba,in Sydney, Balga in Perth etc. bugger humanitarian reasons keep our country safe.

P.S no I'm not racist, I hate everyone who can't live by our laws, Ozzies included.

Do you have any specific criticisms of the research? Obviously the news report is not going to be as detailed as the research.

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Heh heh heh, who was right?


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Damn right!!!! ive been stressing this for months.

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I disagree, we should not stop SKILLED immigration but instead stop ''Refugee'' immigration.

freediver wrote on Apr 29^th, 2008 at 5:51pm:


I noted the age of the article after i wrote reply, therefore it was irrelevant.

To quote Donald Trump;

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Before I migrated to Oz, in 1974, I had to prove that I had no criminal record, no disease, and that my ancestors were Caucasian. For some reason the White Australia policy was still in force in some overseas embassies then, even though "officially" abandoned. I passed all the tests. Fortunately, they didn't test my IQ. 

DILLIGAF wrote on Apr 29^th, 2008 at 7:21pm:


34 years later I still have no criminal record, still have no disease, I'm still Caucasian.....and my IQ is still the same. 


PS: It has possibly dropped 20 points because of the consumption of Toohey's Pils.