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Anti-racists condemn Johnson for wanting to emulate Australia's harsh immigration policies
Australian style immigration: An immigration processing facility on Manus Island

ANTI-RACISTS savaged Boris Johnson yesterday after the Tory leadership hopeful said he would emulate Australia’s notorious immigration policy if he becomes PM.

The former foreign secretary said he wanted to restore the public’s faith in Britain’s immigration system and be “tougher on those who abuse our hospitality.”

Mr Johnson said he wanted to “learn from” Australia, which has a strict cap of 160,000 permanent migrants per year. Immigrants are approved on a controversial points system that ignores family links.

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