Australian migrant crime statistics ordered by Trump administration to be collected by US embassy
A spokesman for the Australian government said the Trump administration had not discussed the issue with Australia.
“Australia is a pluralistic nation; we welcome diverse races, religions and views united by respecting each other’s humanity and each other’s right to live in peace,” the spokesman said.
The US State Department said it had concerns about the impact of immigration on Australia’s housing market.Credit: Rhett Wyman
Australia accepts 185,000 permanent immigrants a year, the majority of whom are skilled workers. Net overseas migration, which includes temporary workers, international students and visitors, is falling rapidly from a post-COVID high of 538,000 in 2022-23. It is now down to about 316,000, below estimates.
But Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has vowed to unveil a policy that would further reduce uptake, amid a heated debate over immigration and population.
In a separate cable, the State Department instructed embassies to begin compiling the next annual human rights report, traditionally one of the most comprehensive studies of human rights violations in the world.
The Trump administration is shifting the focus of the report to examine the implementation of countries’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, as well as government funding for abortion services and gender reassignment surgery for children.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance chastised Europe for “out-of-control immigration” at the Munich Security Conference in February.Credit: access point
In a briefing to the news media, the senior State Department official said the administration “is not afraid to call out our allies as much as we are ready to call out our enemies.”
He was also determined to address human rights concerns that had been ignored by the global human rights community “because they were politically incorrect or did not fit dominant narratives.”
The official said that the fact that the mass migration project is managed by the ministry’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor shows how seriously the administration takes the issue.
Loading
“This is a real problem. This has security implications. This has cultural consequences. This has economic consequences,” he said. “For the good of our allies, for the good of their citizens, for the good of our friends, we think it’s time for someone to say something about this.”
The latest intervention is a continuation of the global project voiced by Vice President J.D. Vance. He spoke at the Munich Security Conference in FebruaryHe warned European leaders that their voters were revolting against “out-of-control immigration” and that politicians were ignoring the will of the people at their own peril.
President Donald Trump dramatically highlighted the issue in September when he told the United Nations that his “global migration agenda” as well as environmental and economic policies to combat climate change were destroying Western societies. “Your countries will go to hell,” he said.
Samuel Samson, senior policy advisor for the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, graduated from college in 2021. Published an article on Ministry’s Substack It shames Europe for its “democratic decline”, the facilitation of mass immigration and the description of some right-wing political parties as extremist.
“The global liberal project does not allow democracy to flourish,” he wrote. “Rather, it tramples democracy, and with it the Western heritage, in the name of a corrupt ruling class that fears its own people… Ensuring peace in Europe and the world requires the renewal of our common cultural heritage, not the rejection of it.”
Take notes directly from our foreign country reporters about things that make headlines around the world. Sign up for our weekly What’s on in the World Newsletter.
