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Half of Australians want to ban Muslim immigrants, resonating with Han Shan's maiden speech.

 
[Current News]     25 Sep 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama has responded vigorously to rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, Europe and Australia, but a new poll found that half of Australians want to ban Muslim immigration.
Half of Australians want to ban Muslim immigrants, resonating with Han Shan's maiden speech.

U.S. President Barack Obama has responded vigorously to rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, Europe and Australia, but a new poll found that half of Australians want to ban Muslim immigration.

If the poll accurately reflects the sentiment of Australian voters, it highlights a significant increase in anti-Muslim sentiment. A Roy Morgan poll in October found that Australians were broadly supportive of Muslim immigration, with only 28 percent saying no.

Mr. Obama said rich countries should do more, not less, and that refugee is a victim of violence, not a cause, and that the government, which proposes to build a high wall, will inevitably imprison its own people. At the same time, it is bound to be severely judged by history.

But a Essential Research poll released Wednesday showed 49 percent of Australians supported a ban on Muslim immigration, including 60 percent of Unionparty voters, 40 percent of Labour voters and 34 percent of Greens.

The most common reason for wanting to ban Muslim immigration is the fear of terrorism and the belief that Muslim immigrants are unable to integrate into Australian society or share Australian values. The survey was first conducted in early August and then repeated to ensure that the results were reliable.

The Essential poll, which uses a typical sample size (more than 1000 people), came a week after Han Shan senator`s inflammatory maiden speech in the Senate. In the speech, Han recommended that Australia ban Muslim immigrants and stop building mosque and Islam schools.

The poll found that the one-party agitator had strong support, with 2/3 of voters agreeing that she dared to talk about topics that no other politician dared to touch, and 48 per cent in favour of a national debate on the issue of Muslim immigration.

Lewis said the results showed that mainstream parties needed to re-connect with "outsiders to the Politburo," such as voters flocking to support marginal politicians by feeling their rights had been deprive.

This number is too large to say it is not representative, nor can politics avoid it. "Essential pollster Lewis (Peter Lewis) told Fairfax Media (Fairfax).

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