Australians MUST be given a say on immigration

ARTICLE: Australians MUST be given a say on immigration

“We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come.”

This was the famous quote by then Prime Minister John Howard at his 2001 election campaign launch.

Many took it as a statement of defiance; the line in the sand to say that Australia alone will decide its immigration intake and the character of the migrants we allow into the country.

Unfortunately, what Howard was really saying was that ‘we the politicians’ decide, not everyday Australians.