I find it intriguing that no one has coughed up ANY statistical evidence of this racial targeting being even remotely justifiable. Where's the stats on Sudanese crime per head of population etc?. Isn't that what all this is fundamentally about?. Or isn't it?

If Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews has issues with the calibre of immigrants from Sudan, perhaps he should consider implementing education programmes and some sort of cultural overlap programmes. Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews obviously doesn't comprehend where these people came from and the sort of 'society' they escaped from. Their lives have been beyond anything most of us could get our heads around. Assimilation would be difficult for them. Help them. Don't victimize them more. After all, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews OWN DEPARTMENT told them could come here, didn't they?.

Someone mentioned the Islam target.

Here's some facts on the Sudanese:

Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%

*gasp* The perfect target. Uneducated and Muslim.

We've been having pretty much this precise argument in the refugee thread, where I've pointed out the dodginess of the claims against the sudanese.
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=1101#20118

Those of you who don't want any more intake of refugee people who find it difficult to assimilate express your feelings at the next election. Those of you who feel that refugees are being victimised in the countries which take them in should go to where the refugees come from & help sort out their problems & prevent them from becoming refugees. Yeah well, you won't get travel allowances & living away from home allowances but, you sure would feel great having done more good there than by mere criticising what the rest of us supposedly does so wrong. Ah yeah and, you have to get used to being criticised for trying to help.

Of course!. We should just sit round and let the people running this circus throw rocks at anyone that pops up on their bigot radar, allowing the MASSIVELY over represented attack dog bigots to have an officially sanctioned field day.

Sorry Pauline. 'individual' just made me see the error of my ways.

What's the view like from the fence, mate?. Nice stick by the way, watch out for the stinky end!. Oh, you are.

Easytimes, in relation to your claims about Sudanese bashings...

I never, ever thought I'd say this, but Andrew Bolt said it best:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22570575-25717,00.html

"With all due respect, Mr Talkback Caller, you are an idiot. We've got thugs of all colours -- white in particular -- now punching police and anyone else they find, and the Sudanese aren't the worst of them."

ANDREWS the DOG WHISTLER and NEWHOUSE THE HYPOCRITICAL MONEY GRUBBING POLITICAL OPPORTUNIST ?

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:9vEMtcheQpoJ:aap.newscentre.com.au/cpsunat/070728/library/human_rights/15869536.html+%22george+newhouse%22%22alvarez%22%22pro+bono&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11

I have never believed that these high profile lawyers do things for to help "unjustly treated people in hardship" and NOW we see exactly why....

Newhouse has used Vivian Alvarez to a) Raise his political profile and b) get money from the government (if the reports are true)

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/

"MORAL LECTURES DON'T COME CHEAP"....

So, while we are ripping into Andrews.. we might like to spread the bile around abit.. there are plenty of others well deserving of it.
Nothing is quite so odious as a politician USING people.. right ?

Andrews..the Sudanese
Newhouse..Vivian Alvarez. (Pro Bono ? HAH! why did he then bill the government for $170,000 plus ?)

I have to agree that the focus on Sudanese is a bit... 'Tampa07'-ish....that was until I heard the 'RECONCILIATION' thing this morning.. I guess thats 'Tampa2_07'..or something, as in 'Some big issue to attract support'....