Searching for the word immigrants in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word immigrants
- appears in 0.2% of speeches
- appears 392 times in 247 speeches
- was spoken on 154 sitting days by 93 different people
- appears in speeches on 164 different topics
Top speakers:
- CASS, Moss (51 uses)
- MACKELLAR, Michael (41 uses)
- KLUGMAN, Dick (17 uses)
- SNEDDEN, Billy (11 uses)
- BEAZLEY, Kim (11 uses)
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Top days:
- 12 September 1979 (17 uses)
- 27 September 1972 (15 uses)
- 24 February 1976 (13 uses)
- 19 April 1977 (11 uses)
- 25 May 1972 (10 uses)
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Top topics:
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1979-80: Second Reading (Budget Debate) (18 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1972-73 (15 uses)
- AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: Discussion of Matter of Public Importance (13 uses)
- IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION) BILL 1970: Second Reading (11 uses)
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1970-71 (10 uses)
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Associated words:
- illegal immigrants (47 appearances)
- prohibited immigrants (25 appearances)
- prospective immigrants (11 appearances)
- many immigrants (8 appearances)
- concerning immigrants (6 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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Most immigrants with skills are underemployed in terms of their skills.
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I have strong evidence from Foreign Affairs sources pointing to the fact that these immigrants to Australia were improperly screened and I strongly doubt the statement made by Senator Murphy in clause 18 of his paper where he says:
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If at the end of 3 months illegal immigrants have not taken advantage of the amnesty I sincerely believe that we have an obligation to every Australian, whether he be a recently arrived Australian or one who was born here, to set about systematically to deport them.
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The Paper suggests that there would have to be possible concessions to immigrants in order to encourage them not to go to the traditional stamping grounds of Sydney and Melbourne and the large cities.
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I find it very difficult to accept that we can allow in non-white immigrants, yet we discriminate against white Rhodesians.