Mass immigration is happening. 

And now, even the people it’s supposed to benefit are saying it’s gone too far.

According to reporting from James Morrow in The Daily Telegraph, a new national poll has shattered one of the biggest myths in Australian politics. The idea that migrants want ever-higher immigration levels has been completely exposed.

They don’t.

According to the poll, commissioned by the Institute for Public Affairs, 58 per cent of Australians want immigration cut. And here’s the kicker: so do migrants themselves.

A majority of first-generation Australians agree there are too many migrants in the country. Nearly half of non-citizens say the same thing. The message is clear and it cuts through the political spin.

Enough is enough.

As Daniel Wild from the IPA put it, support for mass migration has “plummeted” because it hasn’t been planned, hasn’t had community consent, and hasn’t been targeted to economic need.

Australians didn’t need a poll to tell them that. They’re living it every day.

Traffic is worse. Housing is out of reach. Rents keep climbing. Hospitals are stretched. Schools are under pressure. And still, Labor keeps pushing numbers that are completely out of step with what Australians want.

Let’s be clear about what this means.

Labor can no longer hide behind the claim that cutting migration is somehow unpopular or unfair. 

And they can’t cry about racism or vilifying migrants when someone objects to their immigration regime.  

Because even migrants themselves are calling for a reset. 

Labor needs to get with the program.

Nearly half of Australians believe the government is deliberately importing voters. Whether Labor likes it or not, that perception is now baked in.

Our immigration system relies on public trust. We are welcoming when it’s ordered and controlled. But Aussies, both old and new, don’t like being taken for a ride.

Immigration must be controlled. It must serve the national interest. And it must have the backing of the Australian people.

Right now, it has none of those things.

It’s time to pause immigration and put Australians first.