Blog Topic #2

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/careers/a-case-for-cool-steady-managers/story-fn717l4s-1225999952030

The country of Australia, like the United States, contains many people who are not natives to their country. Many of the people in the United States are descendants of immigrants that traveled from Europe. Australia has the same type of history with a lot of immigration, but still has many natives that control parts of the country. In our text it discusses how 25% of the people living in Australia are immigrants and that 70% of that population have British or Irish ties. (pg. 646)

In this article I found, it analyzes the great need for case managers, the people that illegal immigrants can talk to about what it takes to become a true Australian citizen or the need for the illegal immigrants to return to their homeland. These case managers are not the ones who decide who will be staying in Australia and who will be leaving, but they can influence the decision made by stakeholders. The number of case managers needed in Australia is very high since the number of people living in these immigration detention centers is above 6500.

Australia, like the United States, is working hard to allow people residency or send them to a place that will. The idea of immigration will take a long time for both countries to situate, but the plan to fulfill this goal is already underway.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/samantha-in-the-best-of-both-worlds/story-fn6bmg6l-1225988437627

Australia day is a great day for the many European immigrants that settled Australia in 1788. However, for the Aborigines, this country's holiday doesn't have a great meaning. When this First Fleet made its appearance at Botany Bay, the Aborigines had already settled the land of Australia by coming from islands in the Pacific. The arrival of these European immigrants had a big impact on the lives of the Aborigines. Many of the natives in Australia died because of disease carried over from Europe and this caused the natives to make their new settlement towards the interior of Australia. The Aborigines are still very prominent in Australia today, even with such strong European influence. (pg. 645)

This article is a great example of the conflict that exists in Australia between the European influence and the Aborigines. Australia Day is a day when the Europeans made their first settlement to the mainland of Australia. This day may be a great holiday for the European descendants, but for the Aborigines it has no meaning. Samantha Harris, in this article, talks about how hard it is to choose a side since she has both influences in her blood. She likes having her indigenous traits, but also likes her European traits. Without one or the other, she wouldn't be alive today.