Banjo please consider my thoughts, before reverting to the Labor did it junk.
Labor got it wrong!
In wanting to protect the rights of refugees it forgot the wishes of Australians.
Abbott is feeding on that, if you disagree read no further, dispute resolution is beyond you.
Greens are of no worth in this debate, as are the writers of Lexis second link.
Gillard can not resolve the issue.
Nice or ugly this country's majority is not ever going to except this endless boat arrivals.
Or the covering up, miss leading, use of the word refugee by economic refugees.
Now Resolution!
Abbott has not even bothered to sit with the group Gillard put together.
HE WANTS NO resolution.
How do we stop it, show me how we move?
Only one path, besides the greens.
Gillard fears the greens, I fear her.
To move one path only that, exists.
WEDGE Abbott
Take his amendments.
Wedge the greens, ofter them, post Nehru passing the house.
More refugee in take, for Malaysia.
Because and NEGATIVITY ON LEGS KNOWS IT! Nehru will no longer work.
It will become Christmas Island.
Disagree? show me how Else we move, how we wedge both our detractors.
How we transfer accountability to it true owners.

belly,
I will continue to blame Labor for the illegals debarcle because it is true. They tok a policy that was working and stuffed it up.

The way to fix it is for them to admitt the mistake and revert to the previous policy. Now it may take a bit more now so toughen it up.

My plan. Firstly none of the Sri Lankans qualify, so send them back

Secondly. Any Illegals claiming to be Afghans, send them back. We have troops there fighting for their government which must give us some leverage in a deal. The illegals should be joining the Afghan army.

Thirdly. For anyone else that do not have identity, send to Nauru indefinately without even looking at their claims. The onus is to be on them to prove they are refugees. Those that do make it and are deemed to be refugees, give them asylum but no generous handouts from us and no family reunion. No legal aid either and no appeals. Aussies only qualify for legal aid. They should line up behind Aussies for public housing. Let the bleeding hearts keep them.

Garrantee the boats will stop coming.

Lexi I think you will find there is no political down side for anyone who doesn't require green support to continue sleeping in the same bed. With 80% of the population wanting them stopped, it is a win win situation. A win for those who stop it, & a win for us that it is stopped.

I also think that a quite large number of illegals are here escaping prosecution rather than persecution. Obviously this is a good reason for them to "loose" their papers. Proper checking would I'm sure, turn up many criminals among these people.

Some day you have to take off the rose coloured glasses when looking at those who would, & indeed do rip us off.

I'm not in a position to make judgements about
someone's application for refugee status.
Lexi,
Many of us can hence our opposition to this uncontrolled influx.

The following link may answer a few of the myths
that are being bandied about:

http://www.boat-people.org/?page_id=148

Lexi,
There's only one myth here & that's the myth debunking the myth. What you need to consider are not the numbers coming in by boat but the multiplying effect here. I have no problem with people wanting to come to Australia, my problem is that the agenda is to change Australia to a country such as they left.
If you don't believe me go & live in the western suburbs of Sydney. If that's the Australia you want go there & see how long you last as an Australian.