Blown out wait times to become an Australian citizen have led to the largest-ever drop in people pledging their commitment to the country, Labor's spokesperson for immigration will tell a national multiculturalism conference.
Senator Kristina Keneally lashed the average wait times of 410 days and the high numbers of asylum seekers entering Australia by plane as evidence that the Department of Home Affairs is "in disarray when it comes to matters of migration and asylum seekers".
