There's a huge new migrant issue unfolding. So why isn't there any real debate about THIS one?

[Citizen's Nephew]

Can’t it be both?

Immigration is an issue and to brush it aside as xenophobia is as bad as the people who says it’s the route issue of everything.

What the debate needs to be is how is best to allow these migrants to contribute and how do we put the infrastructure in place

Which is beautiful, and noble and reasonable. The problem is, that's not what our own government does nor the MSM. The right-wing media and our rightwing government demonises (disabled, migrants, asylum seekers, even f*cking lawyers!) so it has to be vigorously challenged until we can treat this issue maturely. It's naive to think that there isn't racism and xenophobia going on. In fact, just blanket it as discrimination.