Two different types of migrants and two very different time periods - all up you don't make a good argument.

"David Jennings :Given that the Sri Lankan civil war is now truly over and the LTTE has pretty much given up its hard to see how they could affect security.

ASIO isn't the smartest organisation. It has got these things wrong before.Posted by David Jennings, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 1:06:58 PM

Exactly why there should be NO political asylum given to any Tamils. The UN has not devoted any resources to updating criteria and UK has found zero evidence of any persecution of returned Tamil aslyum seekers. The only ones that would have an issue being returned are those highlighthed by ASIO as security risk which demasn te entire system. Only criminals have a claim?

The Missus by now you should be aware of what I think of your reasoning abilities or lack thereof.

I see that again the facts are not a barrier to your florid arguments. Both the United Nations and the UK Government have reported on human rights abuses in Sri Lanka against the Tamils. In fact, our own Refugee Review Tribunal has in some cases flagged this as an issue of concern.

Australia has 80,000 Sri Lankan Tamil migrants - many of whom are successful professionals. So they have actually proven to be a very successful migrant group.

David

The UN criteria for refugee status was written last April, a very different place than today. It was updated in July with very little research or on ground experience due to lack of staff.
British courts have covered this extensively.

I have read every word.

Have you?

I am dissapointed with Tamils for their extensive fund raising in support of terrorism that has caused undue suffering of their own people. They need to get over their racist selves and move on.

Besides I agreed with you.

"I am dissapointed with Tamils for their extensive fund raising in support of terrorism that has caused undue suffering of their own people. They need to get over their racist selves and move on."

The degree of racism in that post in mind-boggling. A lot of Tamils didn't support the Tigers and the causes of the Sri Lankan war were very complex. Did young girls deserve to be raped and murdered by Sri Lankan soldiers because some ex-pat paid a few dollars to the LTTE?

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/rape-tamil-women-sri-lankan-armys-weapon-war

The United Nations ranked the Tamils in Sri Lanka as 12th in terms of being the peoples most under threat in the world in 2009.
http://www.minorityrights.org/7927/peoples-under-threat/peoples-under-threat-2009.html

Maybe its time you started thinking before you start writing. It does help.

Sorry David. no UN link there. The highest risk to Tamil was by Tamil at the end of the war which was early 2009. One year ago. Sources by the one website were even older suggesting they projected risk from previous year data.

The main concern by UN was the one camp, not even all of them, just the one and majority have been screened, areas de-mined and Tamils allowed home.

The screening process gives good propoganda to incite hate against a nation but is very normal process post war when people are understandably fearful of enemies in their midst. Especially when the war is based on suicide bombers and outright murderers hiidng behind red cross signage and civilian disguise. We did same in Iraq and I belive the process post WW2 took 10 years! Blame anyone then blame those that fail the rules of war the most.

You may want to tag along with US propoganda but I reject it. I see India/US being very annoyed that China gains strategic port and the Sri Lankan alliance with countries such as Iran, China, Russia unsettling but tough. India being surrounded by a series of lost opportunities. Their choice. India now annoying us, anyone with a pea brain would know that recent complaint is more geo-political than concern for emmigrants. I mean far worse dangers face Indian students in the Middle East, the US etc. All power play. All arrogance and all crap. (well mainly).