Shhh..... a message from the land of Nod!

More foolish bleating. Illegal arrivals are not 'migrants'. Migrants are and always have been, people who apply through proper channels to come here and those of such applicants who comply with the laws of Australia. As with all sovreign nations, Australia SELECTS which applicants it will accept. It has been made quite clear that no one who comes by boat will be permitted to settle in Australia. The same rules apply to visa overstayers. The latter are harder to catch, but that is no excuse for not treating people who employ people smugglers to get them here illegally the way they are treated now, even though we have to feed and house them, when it would it would be cheaper and easier to simply turn back the boats. But, at the moment, that is the price we have to pay for having weak politicians who allow themselves to be deterred by Wailing Willies and and traitorous activists.

Just how hard is it for people such as this writer to get that? Are they really as dumb as they appear? Do they really think that they have some special power or influence that that most Australians do not have? Do they think that they are better than the rest of us? Probably 'yes'. They have to be shown that they are wrong.

No, the same rules don't apply to visa overstayers; the offshore detention centres are only there to deter people from arriving by boat.

One practical change we could make is to restrict offshore detention to those who have attempted the dangerous crossing in unseaworthy vessels. Those who got here in seaworthy vessels, or used the much safer route from PNG to the Torres Strait Islands, should be treated as if they'd come here by plane.

And changing the rules would subsequently enable a one off resettlement of those who arrived before the rule change, without encouraging anyone else to risk their lives trying to get to Australia.

An even simpler solution to that proposed by Aiden is to simpoley collect them. Put them on a plane, preferably without windows and take them back where they came. Save on an awful lot of fuss and expenses. Could even save on landing fees. Use the time in the air to teach them parachuting and give them a free parachute.

I am happy to have migrants BUT only if they knock politely at the front door asking to come in and then respect all the rules etc like the rest of us.

Otherwise it's target practice at 21 miles for the navy. I'm sure they have plenty of ammunition that has reached its use-by date.

WE WILL DECIDE WHO COMES HERE AND THE MANNER OF THEIR ARRIVAL!
Alan B.

Dear old dear if living in Paris has not convinced Rodney of the stupidity of open borders I doubt whether any reason will convince him.