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Posted by DreamOn, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 10:24:08 PM
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LEGITIMATE ASYLUM SEEKER
We need new criteria to ensure the aslyum seeker fless GENUINE fear of political persecution. Anyone can fit the criteria these days it seems. Needs to be updated. Posted by TheMissus, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 9:48:51 AM
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Yes I think I may actually agree with *TheMissus* on that one.
Australia is of course, whilst far from ideal and perfect, a most wonderful place, full of wealth and resources and only a few people. This does of course make it very attractive for the fringe dwellers and caste offs of other countries in particular, and others too of course, to come. We must be in an active state of readiness, as there always has been and there always will be abusers. What the Australian current political establishment must come to terms with is its want to discriminate on the basis of personal finance. In re-assessing the value of new Aussies, we can in fact bolster our economy which is short of skilled tradies, not business people and corruption kiddies. And of course, it is the poor people who have these skills, and ones that we don't have, not *Hoo Flung Dung* and his dubious paper work and 1M bank balance. .. P.S. Resistance is Futile. Posted by DreamOn, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 11:27:27 AM
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well bazz that was my idea, 20 years, and I do mean it.
Banjo, I know Abbot would not tow them out to sea, but the crimson fool said he would. in winning an election, it starting to, you must not concentrate on those you can bank on. Conservatives did this, over the ETS, say it is not true but in fact it is true. more voters are lost by such actions as saying we should become a rogue nation, remember the UN attitude to us under Howard's system. King Hazza seems to place little value on my understanding of politics, bank on this, Greens are not sailing well, just 6 months ago I thought they would control the upper house after the next election. I want that election to be both houses and now, I give zero value to the independents and want them out of Parliament. But believe me only very committed greens would want them in control of the senate with this modern Bob Brown in change. I have advice for my minister, unless it is deliberate, unless he is trying to build up green votes, he must take Posted by Belly, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 12:54:45 PM
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Oh how I hate that name: "Boat People", are they from the transformers movie?
They are refugees, they are men, women and children. If we are talking about the Tamil refugees then we are really talking about world heritage. "Tamils have been called the last surviving classical civilisation on earth. Inheritors of religious and cultural traditions going back to the Iron Age, the Tamils have a classical literature older and richer than most European countries. Their earliest works date from the third century BC. In India's tropical deep south, the Tamils have tenaciously maintained the older forms of their civilisation, while at the same time taking on board modernity and globalisation." Michael Wood, BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/india/gal_india_south_03.shtml I could continue here about what is going on in Sri Lanka, but to me that is not the point. See my views in my first article here: "Joshua's footsteps" Posted by Wybong, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 2:15:34 PM
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My view of any “turn boats around” strategy is it would be a firm statement of by a future Liberal government
Confirming that the government that it placed its own citizens and electorate, who it is charged to represent, above and before the selfish demands of a bunch of opportunist “economic refugees”. Krudds efforts have encouraged this current “wave” as he has weakened Australia’s resolve (basic capitulation versus the more stoic practices of the previous Howard government) Any boat, loaded with those who seek to circumvent Australian migration laws, should not be allowed to disembark and the passengers produce a drain on public resources through being housed, fed or maintained at the expense of the Australian tax payer. Those who seek illicit entry into Australia and seek to flout our right to choose who comes here are anarchists by any name and anarchy and should be discouraged at every opportunity. Of course.. Krudd has his eyes set on a top UN role… that is why heis “brown-nosing” to the third world nations, puting his own egocentric asspirations above and before the expectations and interests of Australians Posted by Col Rouge, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 2:18:08 PM
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There is only one issue.
*LEGITIMATE ASYLUM SEEKER*
or not.
From an international legal perspective, other than in the minds of the nefarious, it matters not how a person arrives, though one hopes they can achieve same safely for all concerned.
As stated, better they come on a boat. Gives the NAVY & INTEL crew something to do, keeping them sharp and on the ball.
All the red and blue of politics want to do is compete for the red necked, underbelly of Australia vote.
OH! And if the handling capacity of the processing facilities aren't big enough then we'll just have to make more, which would be a good idea if we are also going to be able to cope with likely abundant amounts of future climate refugees.
Is it getting warmer Noddys, or is it getting warmer?
Captain Plastic should retire i.m.o. for either being a turkey brain or a liar visa vi climate change.