The votes haven’t been counted for Saturday’s federal election, but the boats are already on their way.
Illegal immigration used to be a huge problem for Australia, as migrants paid people smugglers in Asia to bring them to the ‘promised land’ of welfare funded by (increasingly poor) Australians.
In the post-Covid years of financial ruin – staring down a possible recession – the last thing Australia needs is a fresh wave of illegal migrants to further strain the system that can barely handle its citizens.
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