Han Xin, leader of the one-country party, caused controversy. (AP Photo)
Han Xin, leader of the one-nation party, called for a "assimilation ability test" to assess the ability of immigrants to integrate into Australian society before issuing permanent visas to migrants, according to SBS News.
In a critical article published in the Australian newspaper, Han Xin pointed to Muslim immigrants from Africa and the Middle East, saying that Australia`s government went to these people from polygamy and child marriage. Migrants in countries where female genital mutilation and gender inequality are prevalent are issuing more and more permanent visas.
Han Xin said that a small number of immigrants from the Australian Muslim community still live in a closed environment and are unable to integrate into Australian society, which should be taken seriously by the government, and proposes to assess the "assimilation" capacity of the Muslim immigrants.
"it`s time to assess the ability of applicants-including those eligible for humanitarian assistance-to integrate and work in Australia because once they have been granted a permanent visa," she said, "it is time to assess the ability of applicants-including those eligible for humanitarian assistance-to integrate and work in Australia," she said. Applicants are required to take a total of 20 multiple-choice questions and get Australia`s citizen status after 12 correct questions. "
Mousse (Isse Musse), chairman of the Imam Council (Board of Imams) Victoria, said Mr. Han`s remarks were a stigmatization of the Muslim community as a whole. Although she is referring to a minority of Muslim, she is actually targeting the entire Muslim immigrant community, he said.
Moose told reporters that practices such as female circumcision occur only in unregulated areas, and Australia has a sound legal system. He said that Han Xin`s attitude towards the few Muslim immigrants he targeted was not "let us educate them about what we should do when we live in Australia", but rather create panic in the Muslim community. It also points out that the word "assimilation" used by Han Xin also has some problems, and seems to be persuading people to abandon their original culture regardless of whether they are good or bad.
Srinivasan (Vasan Srinivasan) of (Australian Multicultural Council), the government consultancy, also said Han Xin was targeting the entire Muslim immigrant community and that his real intention was to build momentum for the upcoming federal election.
