Capper s/r caper --then again, capper might be appropriate too!

Just to answer anyone who dismisses the use of 'invasion' by some, Defence planners have long assessed the movement of foreign civilian 'refugees' to the North as a credible, and very difficult to handle, threat.

The population in the north is relatively low and the number of foreign illegals, or even those granted TVs or citizenship does not need to be high for a foreign power to claim that it shares more cultural similarities with the local population than do 'white' Australians. Next is to claim the need to expand for a teeming population.

What exactly would the Gillard government do if there was a small flood (close to it now) and (say) the Indonesians moved 'police' (aka their army commandos) in to ensure order and the protection of their nationals?

While Gillard sits on her derriere and her front bench finds excuses for the 'asylum seekers', a real flood of thousands more could land.

Gillard would have to move the few precious military assets we have, especially the bombers to tyhe extreme south of Australia (as has happened before) and the army would be reduced to observers from the distance.

We are in the very dangerous position of having demonstrated to all and sundry, the greedy eyes abroad for our resources, that Australians (through their government) do not value their freedom, borders and country enough to vigorously assert our sovereignty and decide who comes here and who does not.

For God's sake, the government itself bends over backwards, and forwards too, to excuse its alleged 'racism' to countries with such offensive social policies and records as India. 'Nuff said.

Roll on September'13, when the long suffering Aussie citizens get to put the garbage out in Canberra!

lexi,
It has been pointed out here on OLO many times that IT IS ILLEGAL FOR A NON CITIZEN TO ENTER AUSTRALIA WITHOUT A VALID VISA. This is confirmed by the DIAC, in section on visas. That is why they can be detained.

I suggest that you know this full well but you and others disregard it in effort to paint the illegals in a more favourable light.

The truth is the illegals are rorting the system. They are liars and cheats who bribe their way to Aus with the full intention of lieing to our officials to gain residence. Their entry into Aus is definately unlawfull. They are purely gate crashing our country to live off our fat and milk us for everything they can. They have no scruples and you and others are aiding and abetting them.

They are in the same catergory as others who cheat the social security system. It is to our shame that we allow the government to condone it.

Lexi - THEY ARE ILLEGAL, no one has been able to take Abbott to court for saying so or get him to retract it.

The UN does not want people to use the term "illegal" because they KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL UNDER OUR LAW.

Lexi, you might be right about the visa, but we know they had passports
and passed through several countries so why are they getting rid of them ?
That is an attempt to mislead the immigration people is it not ?
That would be illegal in any court.
Very few of them are genuine refugees. It is just that the govt can't
prove they are not refugees, because they have sold or dumpted their passports.

Lexi,
Below is a section of the DIAC website that exlains about immigration detention and who is unlawfull.

i do not do this for every poster, but I think it is important that you clearly understand wgat unlawfull means.

Oh, and unlawfull and illegal have the same meaning.

http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/about/background.htm