As pointed out in another video of mine, Population Growth at All Costs,
the two major parties in Australia both support increasing population through immigration.
Why? It’s the economy, stupid! But also because Australians are simply not having enough children.
We’ve been below replacement levels since 1976!
So consecutive governments decided the best way to counter this reduction in fertility rate
is to import the people instead. Because there are economic benefits, and because there is a
real risk of a shortage of working-age people to support an ageing population,
governments will almost always push for an increase in population at all costs.
Of course, many of you might rightfully point out that increasing human population
puts untold pressure on the environment, housing and infrastructure, employment,
and perhaps even social cohesion. Prominent Australian businessman Dick Smith has often
stated that constantly increasing population will ultimately destroy the Australia we know.
The Daily Mail: Unemployment is near record lows, wages are recovering and the economy is booming...
yet BOTH political parties want to increase immigration... putting pressure on homes, schools,
roads, and our Aussie lifestyle. You would think with all the potential for environmental havoc,
The Australian Greens would be opposed to population increases, and on paper,
they are. They actually do have a population policy. Here’s some of their key points:
• The current level of population, population growth and the way we
produce and consume are outstripping environmental capacity. Australia must contribute to achieving a
globally sustainable population and encourage and support other nations to do the same.
• Population policy should not be primarily driven by economic goals or to counter the
effects of an ageing population. • The continuing rapid increase in
the human population is drastically affecting national and international
outcomes in environmental sustainability, human health and welfare, blah blah blah.
Then it look like we agree! Well, not so fast. Although The Greens agree
that unbridled population growth is bad, their immigration policy seems to run counter to this.
• Australia's cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity should be
celebrated for greatly enriching our society and economy, and this diversity is enhanced
by the immigration of people to Australia. • Australia must uphold its humanitarian and legal
obligations to people seeking asylum and refugees, grant refugees protection and reunite families
as required by international human rights law. • Seeking asylum is a human right. People
who enter Australian territory to seek asylum do so lawfully.
So basically, from what I’m reading in their policy, Australia should accept as many people
who come to Australia, as long as they’re seeking asylum. If one million people come,
we have to accept them all. Heck! If 20 million people come,
we have an international obligation to accept them all.
Here’s The Greens leader Adam Bandt being asked about population growth.
Watch him squirm. nick stewart talking about making decisions in our own interests
one question that you were asked earlier which you didn't answer maybe you didn't hear it
was what should australia's population level be most environmentalists say that 28 million
is absolutely the top at the moment uh we've had a brilliant opportunity now with the with covid
to try and scale back on immigration which has fueled the the previous economy that you you've
criticized what would be a number and is it true that 28 million would be too many australians
well then the number one sorry yes or no or 28 million i don't think it's a yes or no question
the number the answer that i want to give is this 30 minute number 30. do i hear 35
sorry you go on nominate a number my number is zero pollution right my number is zero pollution
sorry i'm talking about people you know i'm talking about zero pollution because if you are
concerned about the australian population and our environment being sustainable then the thing that
you've got to be concerned about is the climate and environment emergency that we're facing
So why don’t The Greens want to reduce immigration?
I think there’s a very simple answer. They’re dead scared of being labelled r*c*st. They know
that parties like One Nation who have argued against immigration are often labelled r*c*st,
so they’ll do everything in their power to avoid this. Consequently, The Greens don’t want to put
any caps on immigration, which surely we must all agree would destroy the Australia we know.