Advantages And Disadvantages Of Migration 4w61g

SECTION IV: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MIGRATION

Advantages 1.   

Disadvantages

Cultural and linguistic diversity: Racial conflict: Considered a valuable resource  There are those whose this as a Over 200 languages spoken here threat to Australia’s Anglo-Celtic background. A rich mix of traditions, cultures,  Some groups are discriminated languages and beliefs: against eg. Sudanese people in multiculturalism is now considered Tamworth. a defining characteristic of Aust’s identity.  Food, music, customs enrich our lifestyle. 2. Economic benefits: Economic costs:  Generate wealth and employment  A drain on the economy because they for all Australians + invest in need services. economy. (29% small businesses  Take jobs from Australians. owned/operated by overseas born.  Harm our Balance of Payments (Trade dealings  Generate extra tax revenue for govt. dealings with the rest of the world). This is especially important in aging Society.  Important language skills and understanding of other cultures boosts our links/ Business opportunities overseas.  As a migrant’s length of stay increases, their incomes rises and they are less dependent on services. 3. Geopolitical advantages: Geopolitical disadvantages  Migration policy is a sensitive topic  Australia’s hard line on people and accepting refugees improves our smuggling out of SE Asia has foreign relations and standing in the created some friction with our international community. Australia’s close neighbours abandonment of the White Australia  The Pacific Solution (processing/ Policy and more open migration policy detaining asylum seekers on islands has enabled it to build bilateral and outside the migration zone) has multilateral links such as APEC and drawn criticism from the United ASEAN. Nations.  Australia is bound by the Refugee Convention to accept refugees

SECTION V: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY Social justice: protecting human rights and ensuring that international law is adhered to. Also about ensuring fairness and rectifying social wrongs.

Controversies: 1. Mandatory detention of unauthorised asylum seekers:

The Australian Government’s policy for processing asylum seekers

The Tampa crisis:

The Pacific solution: