I am the child of children of children of immigrants.
And so are most of us in this country. After two hundred and twenty one years of immigration, there are very few residents of Australia that can claim that they have no immigrant blood in them.
So why are so many people anti-immigrants? Effectively, they are anti-themselves!
We started as a prison, and in New South Wales, it is a badge of honour to be related to First Fleeters, that is, to be descendants of criminals "worthy" of being shipped half way round the world. So we shouldn't be too precious about the backgrounds of new arrivals now.
A mono-culture is monotony - we are all contribute to the community with our ideas and lifestyle but we all need to work together
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