Immigration Visa OnlineA Blog of Mr. Ajay Sharma, Immigration and visas Specialist

It all started when recently some people were charged over a conspiracy to storm an army base in Sydney and plotting a suicide attack on a military base. Keeping these issues in mind, Australian lawmaker Kelvin Thomson has suggested marking a reduction in the number of immigrants coming to Australia and has called for more precise and stringent checks for people wishing to migrate to Australia.

Labor MP Kelvin Thomson said that the reduction would not only reduce the number of migrants but also the activities related with terrorism in a major way. He further said that reducing the rate by half would give authorities ample time to assess applicants.

Facts say that almost 213,000 migrants arrived in Australia last year. 12,000 of which were UN refugees. Also, out of the five arrested for the plotting of the Sydney attack, three of them were of Somali descent. Speculation are being made that these terrorists arrived via the UN refugee program. This clearly depicts the increased number of applicants coming to Australia via UN program at a gradual pace.

According to Mr. Thomson, Islamists enter the country through official channels. This aspect is even more critical than an attack by another country.

But will cutting down the Immigration Quota really solve the issue? Knowing the fact Australia requires Skilled Migrants in the long run, cutting the quotas won’t solve the problem at the core. Therefore, instead of curbing migration quotas under the Skilled Migrant Program, the Australian Government would do well by keeping a careful background check on the applicants under the UN refugee program.