AUSTRALIA has enough illegal immigrants on the loose to populate a large regional city.

 

A Herald Sun investigation has found that nearly 60,000 people - one in every 390 - is in the country unlawfully, sparking renewed calls for a crackdown.

 

 

Documents released to the Herald Sun under Freedom of Information also reveal the biggest groups of illegals are Chinese, Americans, Malaysians, Britons and South Koreans.

 

Read more at:

 

http://www.news.com.au/national/taxpayers-wear-burden-of-60000-illegal-immigrants/news-story/65e95786f9ad035c656e7d111ed64665

Just now, Gregster said:

the biggest groups of illegals are Chinese, Americans, Malaysians, Britons and South Koreans.

What are the bets that the same nationalities are also the biggest groups of immigrants?

On 04/01/2018 at 11:47 PM, janclaes47 said:

What are the bets that the same nationalities are also the biggest groups of immigrants?

A few years back there were approx 1,600 Thai overstayers. However, only a relatively small number of US immigrants, currently largest nationality growth is Indians. Official figures...

 

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/3412.0

 

 

Back in the day IIRC, the Aussie government used to declare an amnesty for these people every few years, does that no longer happen ?

 

I think the logic was, that if you'd found work and were behaving yourself & fitting-in, they'd rather make you legal after a few years  ...  very sensible too IMO.

 

We don't do that in the UK, with the result that nobody in-power has a clue how many illegals there are, possibly millions, and those people live in fear of being caught, they're thus ideal fodder for criminal-gangs to exploit. 

 

And the personal anguish/suffering, when someone who's been living a normal life there for twenty or thirty years gets caught and sent 'home', is very troubling.

They turn a blind eye, because a fair few fill in the gaps in the sex industry and need to make money to send back home, Thai town in Sydney is has its fair share of students who originally came on student visa's, then disappearing after completing their English course, usually 12 months and working in industrial estates that become brothels at night, most sleeping there 24/7, and when the cops do a raid them, they give them 7 days to leave the country, enough time to disappear again to ACT, or Melbourne, sometimes the owners get a warning so they can tell some girls not to come.

 

It doesn't bother the government because they are not dipping into the main system and cannot be a burden on Medicare because they are not residents.

On ‎12‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 8:40 PM, 4MyEgo said:

They turn a blind eye, because a fair few fill in the gaps in the sex industry and need to make money to send back home, Thai town in Sydney is has its fair share of students who originally came on student visa's, then disappearing after completing their English course, usually 12 months and working in industrial estates that become brothels at night, most sleeping there 24/7, and when the cops do a raid them, they give them 7 days to leave the country, enough time to disappear again to ACT, or Melbourne, sometimes the owners get a warning so they can tell some girls not to come.

 

It doesn't bother the government because they are not dipping into the main system and cannot be a burden on Medicare because they are not residents.

The majority of sex workers are Asians on student visas and therefore have permission to work.

 

The ones who are found to be in breach of their visa conditions such as those on a tourist visa with no work, 

or those who are on overstay are usually detained and removed.

 

 

On 15/01/2018 at 10:44 AM, Will27 said:

The majority of sex workers are Asians on student visas and therefore have permission to work.

 

The ones who are found to be in breach of their visa conditions such as those on a tourist visa with no work, 

or those who are on overstay are usually detained and removed.

 

 

My stepson's girlfriend (Taiwanese) made an error with understanding her visa conditions and overstayed for three months. Immi rejected her appeal and documentary evidence of misunderstanding - she was banned from re-entry for three years.

9 minutes ago, simple1 said:

My stepson's girlfriend (Taiwanese) made an error with understanding her visa conditions and overstayed for three months. Immi rejected her appeal and documentary evidence of misunderstanding - she was banned from re-entry for three years.

It's hard to get the re-entry ban lifted.

You need to have compassionate or compelling circumstances. 

 

Having said that, the bans are usually on temporary visas so he

would still probably be able to get the across on a spouse visa.

 

On 04/01/2018 at 8:47 PM, janclaes47 said:

What are the bets that the same nationalities are also the biggest groups of immigrants?

You'd only win 2 out of 5 on that bet:

 

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/top-sending-countries-immigrants-australia-canada-and-united-states

17 minutes ago, Will27 said:

It's hard to get the re-entry ban lifted.

You need to have compassionate or compelling circumstances. 

 

Having said that, the bans are usually on temporary visas so he

would still probably be able to get the across on a spouse visa.

 

I spoke to Oz Embassy serving Taiwan in H.K., but could give no assurance and as you know, no refund if application rejected. After expiry of three year ban girlfriend is now in Oz on tourist visa without "no further stay' condition. Stepson and GF will be getting married next month, will then apply for temp residency visa and their life's journey will commence