dc.description.abstract | Australia is one of the developed countries promising prosperity to its
citizens. The success of Australia in the sectors of economy, politics, and
security makes Australia a destination country for immigration. Uncontrolled
immigrants cause problems for Australia. Most of immigrants who come to
to Australia use illegal means. The high flow of illegal immigrants get a
response from the government of John Howard by making the Pacific
Solution policy. The policy made by Howard actually was actually
considered to violate the Refugee Convention of 1951. This research aimed
to determine the factors affecting the policy made at the time of the
Australian Labor Party leadership. The theory used in this study was David
Easton’s Policy Decision theory and Christopher Farrands concept. The
research used descriptive research design started in 2007, that is, when the
Australian Labor Party led until 2013. Based on data processing, it was
mentioned that the policy made by Australia against illegal immigrants
during the reign of Kevin Rudd was influenced by a number of factors such
as bureaucracy, political parties, mass media, and psychological
environment as well as operational environment | en_US |