I truly wounder if posters demanding Indonesia/Malaysia stop letting them pass their borders understand.
Both these country,s are victims too, and do not want to be used by refugees using them as stepping stones to get to their target, Australia.
Too do we see the world wide flow and its over whelming numbers?
So many observers are willing to damn such as me, for first pointing out the costs to us both money and to our culture.
And even more importantly, the simple truth, these folk are financial refugees.
Show me a regional solution.
One that both serves the three country,s mentioned and ends the flow.
Becoming xenophobic about other victim nations is not helping.
I propose we all three country,s, tell the UNHCR we are no longer members and will act in our best interests not a blind UN mandated self harming way.

Belly,

Have to disagree with a couple of your points

1) <<Indonesia/Malaysia...are victims too>>
No doubt for the working class Indonesians & Malaysians they present a problem--your can see that in one of the locals objections here:

" several dozen residents of a south Jakarta housing complex, Kalibata City, signed a petition complaining about the nocturnal behaviour of the large number of young single Iranians living there"
http://www.smh.com.au/national/indonesian-locals-seek-to-evict-asylum-seekers-over-culture-clash-in-their-towns-20130712-2pvpp.html#ixzz2qh5NFk4N

But for the ruling class/officialdom they present an easy money making opportunity. The bigwigs must be raking in a motza in bribes & payoffs.

2) <<show me a regional solution>>
The only regional solution that Malaysian & Indonesian officials would be interested in is one where they corral the illegals for a short time before palming them off to Oz for permanent resettlement. And the illegals themselves, are not interested in any solution that does not offer five star welfare.

So Suze, what's racist about this thread, or are you referring to some of the posters, not the thread it's self?

Both these country,s are victims too,
Belly,
I can't prove you wrong or myself right but my gut feeling tells me that they are facilitators in an anti white agenda.

FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP, REHCTUB!

<<So Suze, what's racist about this thread, or are you referring to some of the posters, not the thread it's self?>>

Susie just reads the lines they feed her--don't expect her to explain them.

Hi there STEELEREDUX...

What's this '...good old o sung wu...' ? I'm neither 'good' nor 'old' my aberrant little friend ! Though it's always nice to welcome back to this venerable Forum, any individual who hitherto, was as a prolific contributor as were you. Although your one failing if I might be permitted to clarify - you do tend to entertain a rather deleterious self-belief that you're predominately, cognitively superior to everybody else ? Still and all, hubris is a curious condition that does require sustained encouragement ? A powerful motive for one so insecure eh STEELEREDUX ? That aside, welcome back my friend.