Quite frankly my compassion only extends to the sane and civilized arrivals who actually want to adopt the community they want to move to (instead of cash in on the lucrative lifestyle of a kaffir nation).

As I said- anyone that fits my criteria of being able (and willing) to integrate- comes as a refugee they should be treated with dignity and processed in the community;
Anyone that doesn't should be instantly deported.

For me its not how they come that bothers me- it's what mindset one might have- and I don't owe compassion to someone who would only stab me in the back in thanks. Helping people that will only make you regret it isn't pious- it's plain stupid.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Dear SPQR,

Glad to read that you've done some selective Googling on the subject. However from your remarks I can see that you're hell bent on continuing to present only one negative side of the story and frankly I'm not interested in viewing things through this narrow prism. So I'll leave you to it.

"There is a grave risk that asylum seekers might escape injustice and oppression in Afghanistan or Sri Lanka, travel thousands of kilometers in a leaky boat on the open ocean and legally claim refugee status in this country under a 60 year international treaty that Australia is a signatory to and won't even get locked up..."

The people caused this, should be sent back to where they came from quick smart. I agree with many on this subject.

http://www.youtube.com/user/NewsAustralia?blend=2&ob=5#p/u/0/ANYRnhFlYcM

LEA

Oh and this one, yes Lexi....Good Australian tax dollars going to a great cause, yeah right. The more people in the country, the more the cash registers ring, thats what its really all about, and what about our own children that need jobs...well we can see who's going have them dont we.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Zoink555?blend=3&ob=5#p/u/0/_5j6yyb8-GY

Australia! the dumping ground.

LEA

Dear QL,

I guess antipathy is always greatest against those groups who remain relatively impoverished, like asylum seekers in this country. And this sentiment is strongest among people who feel most threatened by any economic progress and competition for scarce resources (jobs, etc) of the minorities. All immigrants had it tough at first in this country. Things change though once they become part of the mainstream.
We can only trust this will happen again - given enough time and education of the locals. The number of asylum seekers is so small in comparison to the size of our vast country - that it should not make that much of a difference to any of our life-styles. Did you know that the population of Mexico City is 23 million? Australia's entire population is approx. 22 million. So how can less than a thousand asylum seekers a year affect anyone?

So how can less than a thousand asylum seekers a year affect anyone?
Lexi,
Do your maths after one generation & think about the rules under which would live, hmmh exist !