abc.net.au/news/perth-family-faces-deportation-over-son-s-down-syndrome-diagnos/102046834Like many children his age, Aaryan loves riding his bike, playing with friends and going to school.Aaryan's mother is a cybersecurity expertAlong with his eight-year-old sister Aaryasree, the 10-year-old is happy, healthy and well settled in his home in Perth's southern suburbs.
Aaryan was born with Down syndrome, and the Immigration Department has denied the family permanent residency visas due to potential costs his disability may have on the health system.The family have exhausted the appeals process and have just two weeks until they are deported. That is, unless the Immigration Minister, Andrew Giles, intervenes.Aaryan's mother is a cybersecurity expert analyst at a large mining company, while his father works in the critical telecommunications field.
"The culture, society, everything here is very different from India and also it will be very hard for Aaryan to survive there because of this [disability]. Lawyer Munashe Rusamo says the law effectively allows the government to discriminate against immigrants with a disability. Mr Rusamo said despite numerous campaigns to change, it remained a hidden issue and one he felt needed to change immediately."Often, what happens is a child living with a disability is almost branded as a burden to the Australian community," he said.
After all it’s British Blood people
What is wrong with Australian Home Affairs!
One of the most disgusting things I've ever read/heard regarding immigration, wow.
What a myopic stupid decision that laughs in the face of diversity! We are a nation that loves to discriminate.
The child’s cost is nothing compared to the potential loss saved by that cyber security expert in mining, plus they’re paying taxes on their high income. Clearly immigration is imbecile to get the big picture and let some only the born locals live on our money shamelessly for lif
Many families have Been refused over medical issues. Our hospitals cannot cope with with Australians .certainly not foreigners also. They just have foreigners claiming millions damages due to trying to help their child.
This family wants more and more, make me sick.
Keep the family and deport Stuart Roberts.
So,the South African family also had skills that would benefit Australia and they were sent back.
This is a disgusting afront to human rights and dignity. As far as I'm concerned; if you chose Australia, then you're an Aussie. They want to and can contribute, with MUCH needed skills. NDIS should apply. Shame on Dutton. ..oh .. Labor government; lib government heart.
That’s disgraceful!
This is just crazy. We’re a rich country. We can afford to support this family, especially with the skills they bring.
Lol.
Hey! Why not import hundreds of thousands of people with sick relatives so they can use medicare? Great idea, the taxpayers can afford it, they can afford $1Billion a year for the ABC, which very few watch or use.
Dry sad, seems rather harsh. 😞
“Aust’fucking’failure” again, when are we going to wake. Our politicians have their heads buried in bureaucracy & bull shit. Then we have “Robodebt” …. 😳heads should roll especially the politicians involved.🤔 maybe jail time & lose their pensions🥳💥🤩😎
Any family no matter what their race or background is should be responsible and prepared to support a family member with disability, not the Taxpayer.
It's interesting the amount of people that don't seem to understand Australia has by necessity a selective migration system. There should be room for exceptions obviously, but one is not entitled to PR.
contrived horseshi. How about doing a story for a real service. Like the fact elites are genociding ppl or Ukraine has some 50 plus bioweapons labs used to kill people. No wonder no one watches this blatant weaponized crap.
I'm sure there is a lot more to the story. The ABC is very selective with the truth.
Get a immi lawyer and appeal for health waiver. Do it NOW!!!
That's absurd! If there needs to be some additional conditions, fine..... but that's not a legitimate reason in a country that blows billions every year on all manor of frivolous ideas......
Deport the government they're a burden to the tax payer's
I doubt this is the only reason.
I thought you needed to be at least permanent residents status to for immigration. Must be other ways. I am sure that the rules for residency are common knowledge and the child had Downs when they migrated. How did they think they would pass the rules?
John Howard collects 400 K per year retirement pension off the Australian taxpayers. Paul Keating, Julia Gillard, SCOMO etc all get a nice cosy pension fund coming through thanks to Australians who go to work each day and earn a living. So what are we talking about here?
🙄🙄🙄the other side of the decision making, is there are three able body people in this family, who would add to the public purse over their lifetimes! but let not excluded the other as well, in this though process!
'The justification is they're saving public health infrastructure from being overloaded.' Let me get this straight, SARS-CoV-2 won't overload the health system, but one child with a disability will!? This is an evil & cruel decision made using an erroneous justification.
Typical Christian reaction
It seems sadly they would have more hope of staying if they came here illegally. What an unconscionable decision.
this is disgusting discrimination. they work & pay taxes, they have just as much right as anyone else using the system. what the fuck AlboMP LetThemStay !!
Outrageous that it’s got to this point under a Labour government. Please help andrewjgiles DownSyndromeAu auspeld
Really pathetic we have such a law, we speak about discrimination but deport people because they have disabled child ? Disgusting
Bit dishonest this headline. Those IT skills are readily available offshore with remote workers in India ... so no we don't 'desperately' need those skills onshore at all. Why would ABC publish biased rhetoric like this?
Local GP in North Brisbane denied residency because his daughter is deaf. Ridiculous decisions.
Good. But so many more need to go back.
This is not OK! We need qualified ppl and their son’s disability should not be a factor here - the family looks happy and he looks loved. Don’t put them through the hell that many potential citizens were subjected to in the bad old days.
If there earning an income and paying taxed like all Australian they have a fair case to stay …
I had to go through the same process.
This is really sad...I hope they set up a GoFundMe page..... Would the ABC please do s story on the number of migrants who don't work, have no English, get residency and are not supporting themsekves living in WA public housing they were not qualified to live in
Its pathetic this is happening. They give and take and kick you out.
Government can't even properly care for Australian citizens that are disabled in theor care - why should they agree to take more?
Why are they in the first place? Skills Australia desperately need? I don’t think so. crimeariver
But they bring isis brides ?
This is disgusting, government must intervene
Let them stay 😥😥
It sux!
This family is contributing to Australian economy and they are in Australia for past 7 years. Don't want to grant PR, no problem. But why deport? Hope common sense would prevail. Except First Nation people we are all either immigrants or descendents of immigrants.
Some of you on this thread are disgusting! I hope you never have a special needs child. Thats a child your are talking about!
This policy is unprincipled. Surely we should be supporting families with children who have special needs not deporting them to potentially worse situations. Auspol2023 inclusivemigration
the government had estimated potential costs of $664,000 over a 10-year period. Safe trip home
What a disgusting country this is
Syndrome described by Dr Down in 1866. Surprisingly common disorder due to 3 copies of chromosome 21 instead of 2. They do better in families than in institutions. Used to be Down’s, but apostrophes confuse, use ink and take space. Current name internationally recognised.
One wonders if this is why they are here in the first place. Can't support this kind of thing no matter how much his family contributes. Govt should just extend care to people born here, so that migrants know from the beginning. Deportation is stupid. Just say no to benefits.
Given the findings at robodebt the “cost to community” is less than the annual salary of just one senior public servant interviewed. The parents are both employed and contributing unlike these pathetic overpaid PS 😡
Great to have lawyers like Munashe Rusamo here to fight for the right of disabled Indians to remain in Australia forever at taxpayer expense!
It’s not the first time there is a precedent with reasons. If every family runs to the media with decisions they don’t like where do you draw the line? Btw the similar burdern rules on the health system and tax payers applies for thousands of immigrants aged parents also
I may be wrong but I'd be surprised if that's the reason & if it isn't you're reporter should hang their head in shame & look for a career where integrity, honesty and decency are not required, maybe a career in politics! 🤔
You have to understand, if they are allowed to stay our (already crippled medicare) (or NDIS) will have to carry that kid till the end of his day
Lies
That’s disgusting!!!!!
I don't think it's 'ok' anymore to use the term 'down synd', abc not very woke of you...
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