Immigration

I went to the doctor this morning. He wasn’t born in Australia. He gave me a prescription for my Asthma. I went to the chemist to get the prescription filled, the pharmacist wasn’t born in Australia. 

I worked yesterday (Sunday), I work in a government building. The cleaners came through during my shift, all but one was not born in Australia. 

I’m going to have Thai food for dinner tonight. The owners of my local Thai restaurant were not born in Australia. 

Immigration is vital for a healthy, thriving, diverse society. We need immigrants. We need doctors, nurses, emergency services workers, cleaners, scientists, researchers, teachers, cafe & restaurant owners, hospital orderlies, and wait staff, many of whom were not born in this country. They are not “stealing jobs”, they are filling vital roles that would otherwise go unfilled. 

My country is not a perfect country, but the thriving society that we have was built on the back of immigration. 

If you don’t agree with me ask yourself, is it that you love your country, or is it just bigotry?