Refugee Demography and australian Immigration Policy

As an immigration country, Australia's demography is inevitably tied up with immigration policy. In recent years refugees as a suset of actual and potential immigration have become a major focus of Australian policy and politics. This paper links the demographic data on this phenomenon with the reactions of the Australian government and Australians more broadly.
The population groups of particular concern are Africans from Somalia and South Sudan plus some from coastal West Africa; Hazaras, an ethnic minority from Afghanistan; Iranians,Iraqis and now Syrians fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Tamils from Sri Lanka. The demographic data used covers national populations in the source countries; refugee populations in camps and elsewhere; asylum seekers attempting to enter mainland Australia and her off-shore islands and refugees who succeed in becoming permanent residents in Australia.
Policy aspects which are covered include the demography of the populations at risk as contrasted with the demography of those who achieve migration to Australia and the demography of chain migration amongst refugees and the impact of Australian law and policy on this migration. The data used comes from Censuses, Australian migration statistics and international statistical sources as well as policy documents.