From Senator Malcolm Roberts, One Nation
I questioned officials from the Department of Home Affairs and Minister Murray Watt over the government’s failure to deport more than 100,000 individuals who have no legal right to be here.
There are 101,976 individuals who were refused a protection visa and have yet to be deported. Some of these cases date back as far as 1994.
I highlighted a recent case where a South African man was raided and detained at dawn just 24 hours after his visa was cancelled. The government clearly has the capability to enforce our borders and laws. So why, out of over 100,000 people here illegally, did the government only involuntarily deport 5 people in a single month? That’s a 0.005% deportation rate.
When I asked for an honest explanation, Minister Watt did what he always does: he resorted to name-calling and labels to avoid the discussion.
Australians deserve an immigration system that actually enforces the law, not one that picks and chooses when to act while tens of thousands stay here illegally costing taxpayers millions of dollars every week.
