why are western countries being flooded by immigrants and refugees , and why do we continue to take them?

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Ok, for starters, I need to correct you on your wording. Seeking asylum is not illegal. So for starters, Australia is not being "flooded" by illegal immigrants.
Many of the countries you are speaking of- Indonesia for example- do not accept asylum seekers as actual citizens, so they are not entitled to work, they are often arrested just for being out in the street, and they have to live off basic handouts of food to survive.

Let me ask you a question. Would you be happy to live under those conditions? To be treated as a second class citizen because you come from a different country or because you have different beliefs? Would you be happy living for a long period of time with no choice on where to live, no opportunity of employment- just sitting there, with your family (if you are lucky enough to still have family) in a state of purgatory until a country is finally willing to take you in?

Australia takes in only a tiny number of refugees per year- particularly when compared to many much smaller, densely populated countries. On top of this, we have very few illegal immigrants- being an island nation most of our illegal immigrants are people who have outstayed their visas and are not in any way associated with refugees.

The reason these people flee from their homes is because the reality is that if they did not, they would die. This is a fact. It has been proven that the vast majority of asylum seekers that have been "sent home" have been killed as a result.

In the past, it was the Irish, the Chinese, the Greeks, the Italians, etc that were the ones who didn't "integrate" into society. Had their own communities or "ghettos" as you would call them.
The vast majority of Muslims are not like the idiot kids you see on TV wanting to wage wars on infidels- they just want to live in peace & are embarrassed by what some of the members of their community do.

It is very unfair to judge entire countries on what a few members of society do. If you go deeper into the Religious side of things you will find that the reason many refugees have lost their homes is due to their religion. Many of the Sudanese, for example, are Christian people who were forced from their homes because the Christian religion was the minority. There are many other ethnic communities who are targeted because of their race, as genocide is still alive and kicking in some of these countries.

I highly recommend you watching SBS's series "Go back to where you came from" for some actual insightful information.