It’s a tale of two countries.
Two very, very different countries.
One country’s government is talking about return migration, or “remigration” – a term sweeping across group chats, newsfeeds and now policy documents across Washington.
“Under President Trump, the State Department will facilitate remigration – not replacement migration,” a post by the State Department read earlier this month.
“The United States will not legitimise global compacts that enable mass migration into America or Western nations.”
Meanwhile, the other country’s government – our government – is continuing apace with the very mass migration America is now trying to stop.
“Net overseas migration is forecast to be moderately higher than previously expected in 2025-26 and 2026-27, which reflects that migrants on temporary visas are departing Australia at lower rates than in the past,” the Treasurer announced this month.
Two governments, two very different outcomes.
In the very same week, Australia’s Labor government announced that immigration had blown past its already high targets, marking yet another year of out-of-control mass immigration.
This means Australia is now on track to tick over 30 million people by the end of the decade.
“Australia’s population is forecast to grow by just over one million people to reach 29,367,000 by the end of the decade, budget papers show,” revealed News.com.au’s Frank Chung.
The comparison is stark but simple.
One government chooses to control its borders, the other either doesn’t want to or doesn’t know how to.
One government puts its people first, the other either doesn’t want to or doesn’t know how to.
One government is talking about remigration, the other is pushing full steam ahead with mass immigration.
That’s the difference a serious government makes.
And those aren’t the only immigration wins President Trump’s administration has stacked up.
US colleges have reportedly seen a 20 per cent drop in foreign enrolments this spring.
Border crossings dropped to the lowest levels since the 1970s, according to data published last year by the Department of Homeland Security.
H-1B skilled visa applications have dropped 25 per cent, with $100,000 fees imposed and tighter family restrictions.
And the government is arresting around 1,200 illegal migrants a day.
Meanwhile, Australians have been crying out for action on immigration for years.
Labor’s response has so far only been to deliver more, more, more.
For all the protests, campaigns, media scrutiny and political pressure, immigration has stayed well above target.
All the tax adjustments and negative gearing changes in the world won’t fix wages or the housing crisis while immigration remains this high.
No, the only way to change immigration once and for all is to change the government.
While momentum is shifting behind One Nation, the party nevertheless faces an uphill battle to reach the level of support Trump’s MAGA movement now enjoys.
It will be a long slog for Australia’s right wing.
But if America has shown this country anything, it is that this fight is one worth having.
Because the only way to fix the country and end mass immigration is by getting Labor out.
You win by winning.
Jordan Knight is an adviser and director of the National Conservative Institute of Australia. He is a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute, known as the nerve centre of the American right, and the founder of Migration Watch Australia