Australian Multiculturalism
April 5, 2012 diploma class – navitas english
| THERE ARE TOO MANY, TOO FEW, OR JUST ENOUGH IMMIGRANTS COMING TO AUSTRALIA. DISCUSS. |
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There are too many, too few, or just enough immigrants coming to Australia. Discuss.
Immigration is the semi-permanent or permanent movement from one country to another. There are many factors causing people to leave the country they have been living in such as economic, politic, cultural and environmental. (National Geographic Society, 2005). According to the Migrations Expert (2012), immigration is assumed to have occurred first in Australia over 50,000 years ago when the ancestors of Indigenous Australians arrived through the islands of the Malay Archipelago and New Guinea. Furthermore, Department …show more content…
As argued by Rubenstein (2007) that the main key to Australian multiculturalism is about rights and responsibilities. The policy of multiculturalism stands to accept and respect the rights of all Australians to express and share their individual cultural heritage, the right to receive equal treatment opportunities, and the elimination of discriminatory barriers. Furthermore, Rubenstein (2007) indicates that the key concept for multiculturalism has always been integration into the core values and institutions of Australian life. Cultural diversity is celebrated by all Australian on March 21 each year. It is referred as to Harmony Day. The theme of Harmony Day this year (2012) is Everyone Belongs, which means that all Australians are welcome the arrival in the country, regardless of their background. Harmony Day is devoted to reflect the origins of Australia and recognize the traditional owners of this land. All of society was asked to participate and appreciate different cultures, which make Australia a great place to live. (Department of Immigration and Citizenship of Australian Government, …show more content…
As Masanauskas, (2005) wrote in The Herald Sun on the skilled migrant program failing, by saying that Australia 's skilled migration program could face an overhaul after a review ordered by the Federal Government. Thousands of skilled migrants are either unemployed or languishing in low-skilled jobs. Thousands of migrant professionals are either unemployed or taking jobs driving taxis or working in restaurants and supermarkets. The new arrivals typically send out hundreds of job applications, but many fail to get interviews in their fields because they lack Australian experience. Moreover, Masanauskas, (2005) gave an example that a Business IT specialist Lucian Popa, from Romania, has applied for 200 jobs, but is working as a kitchen hand and doing supermarket night shifts. Mr Popa said “There is no future for my profession. I do not want any money from the Government, I just want a job”. It clearly shows that even though skilled immigrants in certain context do not take Australian jobs, but fill employment gaps such as taxi driver, security guard and
| THERE ARE TOO MANY, TOO FEW, OR JUST ENOUGH IMMIGRANTS COMING TO AUSTRALIA. DISCUSS. |
|
There are too many, too few, or just enough immigrants coming to Australia. Discuss.
Immigration is the semi-permanent or permanent movement from one country to another. There are many factors causing people to leave the country they have been living in such as economic, politic, cultural and environmental. (National Geographic Society, 2005). According to the Migrations Expert (2012), immigration is assumed to have occurred first in Australia over 50,000 years ago when the ancestors of Indigenous Australians arrived through the islands of the Malay Archipelago and New Guinea. Furthermore, Department …show more content…
As argued by Rubenstein (2007) that the main key to Australian multiculturalism is about rights and responsibilities. The policy of multiculturalism stands to accept and respect the rights of all Australians to express and share their individual cultural heritage, the right to receive equal treatment opportunities, and the elimination of discriminatory barriers. Furthermore, Rubenstein (2007) indicates that the key concept for multiculturalism has always been integration into the core values and institutions of Australian life. Cultural diversity is celebrated by all Australian on March 21 each year. It is referred as to Harmony Day. The theme of Harmony Day this year (2012) is Everyone Belongs, which means that all Australians are welcome the arrival in the country, regardless of their background. Harmony Day is devoted to reflect the origins of Australia and recognize the traditional owners of this land. All of society was asked to participate and appreciate different cultures, which make Australia a great place to live. (Department of Immigration and Citizenship of Australian Government, …show more content…
As Masanauskas, (2005) wrote in The Herald Sun on the skilled migrant program failing, by saying that Australia 's skilled migration program could face an overhaul after a review ordered by the Federal Government. Thousands of skilled migrants are either unemployed or languishing in low-skilled jobs. Thousands of migrant professionals are either unemployed or taking jobs driving taxis or working in restaurants and supermarkets. The new arrivals typically send out hundreds of job applications, but many fail to get interviews in their fields because they lack Australian experience. Moreover, Masanauskas, (2005) gave an example that a Business IT specialist Lucian Popa, from Romania, has applied for 200 jobs, but is working as a kitchen hand and doing supermarket night shifts. Mr Popa said “There is no future for my profession. I do not want any money from the Government, I just want a job”. It clearly shows that even though skilled immigrants in certain context do not take Australian jobs, but fill employment gaps such as taxi driver, security guard and