CONTROVERSIAL former immigration minister Kevin Andrews has drawn the ire of Islamic groups, the Greens and the Rudd government with claims Muslim migrants are not "dispersing" into the wider community.
As the country continued to debate the charged issue of asylum-seekers, many of whom are Muslim, Mr Andrews said it was unhealthy to have ethnic groups concentrated in particular areas. "To have a concentration of one ethnic or one particular group that remains in an enclave for a long period of time is not good," Mr Andrews told Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones.
The former cabinet minister, who currently chairs the Coalition's policy review committee, said uninhibited public discussion on these subjects was essential for social cohesion.
Andrews calls for debate over Muslim ‘enclaves’