In terms of large western democracies (ie: excluding city-states), Australia only has a lower immigration rate than Spain and Norway (pre- syria crisis) and bas

In terms of large western democracies (ie: excluding city-states), Australia only has a lower immigration rate than Spain and Norway (pre- syria crisis) and basically shares a spot with Canada [1]. The US and New Zealand have half that rate. There's a persistent myth that Australia is anti-immigration, when we're taking in more through regular channels than most others. Curiously, Norway is another country perceived as isolationist and not big on accepting migrants. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_net_migration_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_net_migra...