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The Flip Side
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It’s not about us wanting immigrants – it’s about them wanting us

Immigrants continue to be scapegoated for past economic and social policy failures.

Dita De Boni Wed, 19 May 2021

A supposedly revealing speech given at 6pm on a Monday night, a sick minister, a busy budget week – there was every indication the great reveal on renewed immigration settings this week was going to be more of an afterthought than a seismic event.

Most of what was announced – including the

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Dita De Boni Wed, 19 May 2021
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