I have been debating if I should make this public, but since it is also
happening to thousands of other Australian residents, I have decided to
come clean.
Not having photo ID and being said to be without papers and of no fixed
address I cannot prove that I am a legal citizen of Australia. This
means that I cannot stay in a motel or hotel and so need to stay with
friends or sleep rough if I wish to travel.
I know I am not the only one in this situation and this is another
consequence of the current immigration policies... which is another way
of saying we are illegal immigrants in the country in which we were
born! I still find it difficult to believe, but it is really happening
to more then myself... the uncounted numbers who live in the Blue
Mountains National Park, for example... we are not in a situation to
prove we are Australian citizens... this means I am currently subject to
arrest at any time as an illegal in this country and given that I would
most likely be held in a detention centre would also be denied contact
for a number of years to those who may be able to prove I am an
Australian citizen.
I know this sounds over the top, but because of current border
protection policies, this is really happening to thousands of Australian
citizens who were born in this country.
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