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The winners and losers of the Malaysian solution : Comments

By Andrew Hewett, published 8/8/2011

Solutions for the many refugees (not the few) needed in infrastructure and policy.

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Jo Coghlan
you want to see real disadvantaged people who have really suffered the greatest traumas,persecution and pain then you must avert your gaze from these rich and well-fed pretenders coming in from leaky boats with their suitcases full of American dollars and take a look at the people in the Horn of Africa who are more deserving of our sympathy and support. Let them all in first before you let in ANY so-called boat people.I have had a gut full of these political pretenders who are after the easy life here.
socratease
Posted by socratease, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 8:39:49 PM
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An error in this story
"Refugees don't know where the boats will be taking them"

I would doubt that- as with the exception of Sri Lanka and any Pacific nations- every other country that our asylum seekers come from is separated from the nearest ocean by at least two safe countries- meaning by the time they physically reach a boat they are no longer fleeing from anywhere- but intending to continue to another destination- and as you yourself said that this would probably deter asylum seekers, it would indicate that they already HAD intended to make the journey specifically to AUSTRALIA.
Posted by King Hazza, Wednesday, 10 August 2011 6:49:41 PM
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