Australia once had ‘immigration amnesties’ to grant legal status to undocumented people. Could we again? By Sara Dehm & Anthea Vogl,The Conversation

More immigration amnesties were promised during later election campaigns and then implemented in 1976 and 1980.

These amnesties occurred under successive Labor and Liberal federal governments, and each enjoyed enthusiastic bipartisan support.

So, how did these amnesties work – and could they happen again?

Australia once had ‘immigration amnesties’ to grant legal status to undocumented people. Could we again? By Sara Dehm & Anthea Vogl, The Conversation