Almost 3,000 Iranian Australians have signed an open letter sharing their concerns about the government's new migration bill.
Tania* was six when she and her family came to Australia on a boat. Now, 11 years later, she says she fears they may be forced to leave. “I've completely immersed myself in the Australian culture, and I feel more Australian than Iranian,” she told SBS Persian. While at school on 27 March, she received a phone call from her mother regarding a new bill introduced by the Labor government that could potentially compel them to return to Iran.
“The bill will not impact only one specific group, such as asylum seekers. It will impact family reunions, and it will permanently separate families, especially those who may have fled a conflict, war or oppression in Iran,” Rana Dadpour, spokesperson of the campaign, told SBS Persian. “It will impact the Iranian Australian community as a whole. None of us will be safe. The community is really worried.
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