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Thursday December 2, 08:37 PM
Disabled poster boy in visa row
A poster boy for international day of people with a disability was denied an Australian residency visa because he was mildly autistic, his parents said.
Pictures of Rophin Morris, an autistic Indian boy, feature in a calender launched by the federal government to promote its commitment to protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
But Rophin's father Jude said the sole reason his family had been denied permanent residency was because his 12-year-old son was autistic.
He said he was perplexed the government could use his son's disability to its advantage while at the same time citing it as the reason to reject their permanent residency claim.
"The minister (sic) at the calendar launch actually said how they value disabled people and this was a way of honouring them and yet our application for residency has been rejected solely because my son has a disability," Mr Morris said.
"That's the only reason our application has been rejected because he's disabled.
"So I find it paradoxical that the government would picture him in the calendar and he was honoured today and another department is actually trying to get us out of this country because he is disabled."
The Morris family arrived in Canberra 10 years ago but failed in its attempt in 2002 to be granted a permanent
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I guess I am perplexed as well. On one hand I have no concerns if the criteria for entry have guidelines attached, yet on the other hand to promote an issue in regards to protecting the rights of people with disabilities, and then abusing those rights at the next outing makes me scratch my head.
I do have concerns as to the length of time someone can be on a business visa. I also have concerns that people who have children here, are allowed to stay long enough that for all intents and purposes the children born here are Australian. Why cant visas be rescinded or allowed before the first Australian born child starts school? I also dont like people holding the government to emotional ransom.
This must be embarrassing for the Howard Government...if they ever get embarrassed at anything they do.
My opinion? The damage is done let them stay.
Thursday December 2, 08:37 PM
Disabled poster boy in visa row
A poster boy for international day of people with a disability was denied an Australian residency visa because he was mildly autistic, his parents said.
Pictures of Rophin Morris, an autistic Indian boy, feature in a calender launched by the federal government to promote its commitment to protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
But Rophin's father Jude said the sole reason his family had been denied permanent residency was because his 12-year-old son was autistic.
He said he was perplexed the government could use his son's disability to its advantage while at the same time citing it as the reason to reject their permanent residency claim.
"The minister (sic) at the calendar launch actually said how they value disabled people and this was a way of honouring them and yet our application for residency has been rejected solely because my son has a disability," Mr Morris said.
"That's the only reason our application has been rejected because he's disabled.
"So I find it paradoxical that the government would picture him in the calendar and he was honoured today and another department is actually trying to get us out of this country because he is disabled."
The Morris family arrived in Canberra 10 years ago but failed in its attempt in 2002 to be granted a permanent
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I guess I am perplexed as well. On one hand I have no concerns if the criteria for entry have guidelines attached, yet on the other hand to promote an issue in regards to protecting the rights of people with disabilities, and then abusing those rights at the next outing makes me scratch my head.
I do have concerns as to the length of time someone can be on a business visa. I also have concerns that people who have children here, are allowed to stay long enough that for all intents and purposes the children born here are Australian. Why cant visas be rescinded or allowed before the first Australian born child starts school? I also dont like people holding the government to emotional ransom.
This must be embarrassing for the Howard Government...if they ever get embarrassed at anything they do.
My opinion? The damage is done let them stay.
