American Green Card Lottery and Australian immigration policy

My Vietnamese Australian teacher said, “The Green Card Lottery is good and it keeps giving hope to people in poor countries.”  I disagree with his opinion.  Actually I have applied to the Green Card Lottery twice and I wished that I would win it, but now I think that the U.S. should choose immigrants like Canada and Australia.

The teacher said “My wife is an American.  How can I dislike the U.S.?” in another lesson.  I am sure that he is not anti-American.  However, I believe that he should be more concerned with America’s future if he is married to an American and his children are half-American.  I believe he should think about what will happen if the U.S becomes full of unskilled, lower-educated or non-English speaking immigrants through the Green Card Lottery.  Why is he only thinking about people in other poor countries?

I do not believe that all unskilled, lower-educated or non-English speaking immigrants ruin developed societies, but it is difficult for them to find a good job or to enjoy their lives and such people tend to be involved in bad things or blame the majority for their own unhappiness.

A white Canadian said that the U.S. needs unskilled workers too.  I disagree with her opinion.  I imagine that if Japan accepts many immigrants and they would do jobs Japanese people do not want to do or blue collar work, immigrants will give a poor image and it would cause racial discrimination.

The Vietnamese Australian teacher immigrated to Australia when he was three years old.  So, his home country is Vietnam and he belongs to the majority there, and he can imagine what would happen if Vietnam starts a Green Card Lottery.  But I feel as if he considers himself nothing but a minority in a western country.  I belong to a minority in the U.S., but I belong to a majority in Japan.  I have points of view from both standpoints.  As a minority, I am happy with the American Green Card Lottery, but as a majority, I disagree with it.  I do not want the Japanese government to start a Japanese Green Card Lottery.  I want the Japanese government to select immigrants like Canada and Australia, not like the U.S.

However, I disagree with the Australian immigration policy too.  I think that Australia should be more tolerant of immigration.  I traveled in Australia and I saw vast beautiful lands near the coast that have a tiny population even though the climate there is good.

The Vietnamese Australian teacher once asked me what I think of Japanese immigration policy.  I answered that it is better for people to immigrate to Australia than to Japan because Australia is a land of immigrants and the population density there is much lower than in Japan.  He replied, “No, in Australia refugees are secluded in certain buildings, so it is better for them to go to Europe.”  It is an unbelievable answer.  Australia is a land of immigrants as is Canada and the U.S., unlike Japan or most European countries which are more homogenous.  Why can’t Australia be more open to immigrants, especially black people from Africa?