Effects Of Immigration In Australia

Religion has had an extensive influence on Australian society in regards to cultural diversity. With the implementation of a government policy in the 1970s introducing multiculturalism, this has seen a vast increase in the acceptance of diverse cultures into Australia. This not only created a coherent society but also allowed people to experience different religious beliefs and the cultural practises which stem from this. As identified in the 2011 Census, Christianity is one of the most practised religions in Australia where 61% of the population were affiliated with Christianity according to Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2012. This is followed by 22.3%

When the European settled in Australia, it impacted on Indigenous people drastically. They deemed the land as Terra Nullius, meaning the land belonged to no one despite the Indigenous people being there first (Treatyrepublic.net, 2014). When the European possessed the land and exposed the Indigenous community to new diseases, it resulted in a vast number of deaths of the Aboriginal people. The minority of Aboriginal people that were left, who were not killed in violent conflict or died during the early decades of colonization, did not go unaffected. In fact, they were the most affected. The key historical socio-economic and political policies and events that impacted Indigenous Australians were segregation, protection and assimilation.

Christianity is still currently the most popular religious tradition in Australia, however has seen a steady decrease in numbers due peoples interests in other religions and a non religious focused society. By 1947, Christianity had long been established in Australia due to European settlers who brought their traditional Churches. In 1947 it was recorded that 88% of Australians considered themselves Christians. Moving forward to 2013 Christianity is still the most dominant religion in Australia however it’s followers have decreased significantly to 61% recorded in 2011. This is mainly due to peoples dissatisfaction with traditional religious

The ending of World War 2 was a significant event in the early nineteenth century in which killed over 60 million people. With World War 2 beginning in 1945, it triggered numerous disasters that caused chaos to the world and carried out the seriousness of re-populating our society. Some people may think that the ending of world war 2 had no contribution on leading migrants to Australia, but It was in fact one of the most significant event in history that contributed to migration in Australia. This event created a dramatic change in our world is what helped to revolutionize our society. The Ten Pound Pom Scheme, Populate or Perish and the Displace Person Scheme were all main factors after the ending of the World War 2 that helped contribute to the migration to Australia.

Sectarianism in religion refers to the division caused by different religious views and opinions. In Christianity this was mainly between the Catholics and the Protestants. The unsteady relationship between these two religious groups stem back to the 16th century Protestant Reformation, but was exposed further in the 18th century where tensions between the groups went to extreme measures,effecting them in all areas of life. The familiar identity of Catholics as Irish and Protestants as English was also a factor in the unsteady development of Christianity in Australia, as the English were the predominant occupiers of Ireland and the Irish were poorly treated by them. This tension was still apparent at the arrival of the first fleet in 1788 and transcended into the colony, as the Church of England

When Christianity arrived in Australia by the colonisation of the Irish and British, it then became the most dominant religion of Australia. The arrival of the first fleet in 1788 and the era of ‘Modern Australia’ beginning in the same year saw matters of little religious education throughout some of the population, sectarianism between the Irish and the Catholics and little support for the outback of Australia. Saint Mary Mackillop and Bishop William Broughton were two individuals who helped shape Australia’s image of religion through Christianity pre-1945, impacting sectarianism, sectarianism and Outback Australia. Their life stories and efforts made to assist Australia’s growth and knowledge of Christianity connected the country to God in

Catholicism in Australia first began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788; the fleet mainly consisting of Irish convicts, with only a tenth of these convicts being Catholics, as well as a few Royal Marines.

Australia has arguably the most restrictive immigration control in the world and has very tough policies in place for asylum seekers who arrive by boat. Under Australia 's system of mandatory detention, all non-citizens who are in Australia without a valid visa must be detained, including children. In 2012, offshore processing of asylum seekers commenced and detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) were established. This new system enforced policies that transferred asylum seekers who arrive by boat without a valid visa to a third country. Once the processing of asylum seekers was completed, those found to be genuine refugees will be resettled in Papua New Guinea or Cambodia, not Australia. The Abbott Government stated that no immigrant who arrives in Australia by boat will be grated a visa, no matter the legitimacy of their claim. In April 2016, the Manus Island detention centre was closed after the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea found it to be illegal. Current immigration Peter Dutton has made it clear that asylum seekers on Manus Island are the responsibility of Papua New Guinea and would not come to Australia. As well as the hundreds of immigrants in offshore detention centres, there are hundreds more in community detention in Australia. There are currently over 26,800 visa applications from those who are awaiting the outcome of their refugee application whilst living on a bridging visa in Australia.

In 1788, when European settlement began, Australia’s Aboriginal population was about 400,000. Today, over 20 million people live here. Migration has been the main driver for this change. In New South Wales, four out of every ten people are either migrants or the children of migrants. Australia’s Immigration history has been colonised since the convicts arrived on the first fleet in 1788, where approximately 10 million settlers moved to Australia in order to start a new life. Many of these people are migrants who arrived in the 1850’s gold rushes, or to escape adverse conditions in their home country such as the industrial revolution that caused a mass controversy in 19th century Britain due to

Selective immigration policies are becoming very popular in developed countries such as Canada, the United States and Australia to attract skilled immigrants. Different approaches and criteria are being used to improve the process of selecting skilled immigrants. These selective immigration policies fall under one of the following three groups (Doomernik, Koslowski & Thraenhardt, 2009):

Muslim migrants brought their religious faith and cultural identity to the shores of Australia in the 1700's with the arrival of the first fleet. Over the centuries, Muslims from a variety of nations have migrated to Australia searching to merge their religious identity with the Australian culture. From the first Muslims to arrive in this country to the current day Muslims living in modern Australia, beliefs of Islam have diverged, allowing for the development of conservative Muslims and progressive Muslims. For the 10,000 Australian Muslims currently living in Brisbane, the difficulty in combining the conflicting lifestyles of the Australian culture and the Islamic faith can be challenging. As proposed by Doogue and Kirk, expressing loyalty to Islam whilst integrating into Brisbane's society can be difficult, regardless of the divergence of beliefs in Islam.

Australia is standing for two indigenous groups. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. It is impossible to speak just of one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander religion, because there were just more than one.

The second effect of immigration is traditions. America is a big developed country. It has a lot of traditions that are different from other countries. America has a lot of fast food, such as hamburger, pizza, sandwich. People need to eat those food almost every day. If they do not want to eat fast food, they should have to cook by themselves. In China, rice is the most important food supply. People need to eat rice every day. America not only has a lot of fast food, but also has many holidays. Christmas is the biggest holiday. Schools have a long Christmas vacation. On Christmas day, every family get together with friends. In China, people do not celebrate Christmas, they have lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is the biggest festival in China.

All they do is break families apart and bring mental health issues to the children involved. This is called deportation. Deportation is to expel a foreigner from a country on grounds of illegal status, and this happens in America frequently. Does deportation affect Americans positively or negatively? Many say that having all these illegal immigrants in America just costs America money and it takes away money and jobs that would otherwise be for U.S. citizens. While others disagree and say that immigrants have helped the economy greatly and if they are deported the economy will suffer the consequences. Although,there are some positives when it comes to deportation, the majority of its ripple effect hurts many Americans. The people that pay the highest price for deportation are the families of mixed status that are being broken apart.

Immigrants are now more than ever crossing the border in the search for a better life, trying to find the American Dream. A dream that no longer exist for most families, as they continue to live in poverty and getting discriminated by Americans. Many American believe that immigrants steal jobs away from them, but if an immigrant that is likely to have no education can steal a job from an American that is well educated, then they should be ashamed of themselves. People that cross the border are the hardest workers as well as bravest, because not everyone makes it across the border many people die along the way, other get kidnap, and most women and children get raped. Crossing the border is not fun at all, but a dangerous place for any immigrant. Immigrants have impacted the American economy in a good way, while many Americans have discriminated them, and how they are concern for deportation.