the lies of the rightwing scumbags who vilify refugees.
Aidan,
That's your warped mind letting off poisioned steam. Only the pretend refugees are in that firing line, not the genuine but can you tell them apart ? No, I didn't think so.

Belly,
I should add that it's not a question of whether those rights would be granted to me, but whether they'd be taken from me.

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individual,
That's a lie and you know it. Right wingers put ALL refugees in the firing line, using the excuse that some might not be genuine.

Aidan,
You must read, listen to or watch different news than me as apart from some (like me) who think intakes are too high. I do not see any that put ALL refugees in the firing line, as you say.

We have certain groups that show no respect for us or our laws and I am sure they would be happier some other place and so would we. Basically they made the wrong choice in coming here, our society does not suit them.

Belly put a figure of 80% turn out good and 20% do not. His guess is as good as any ones.

Despite anti-immigrant rhetoric abroad and
at home most Australians welcome multiculturalism.
We've even had an entire town and community
fighting for a Tamil family to be allowed to stay
in this country.

Immigration contributes significantly to Australia's
economy. Income tax alone from recent immigrants topped
more than $80 billion.

We have had a robust tradition as a country built upon
migration that continues to this day.

In 2016-2017 Australia demonstrated a net overseas migration
gain of 262,500 persons - a rise of 27.3% compared to
2015-2016.

In practice research suggests that multiculturalism is related
to "immigrant assimilation, integration, and adaptation, which
impacts immigrants success in their adopted countries."
Evidence indicates that as a nation we have been very
successful and can't be compared to countries overseas.

In 2016, the Scanlon Foundation's 9th "Mapping Social
Cohesion"Survey came out and among other findings it noted
that 91% of the respondents indicated a "sense of belonging
in Australia" to a great or moderate extent with 89%
of the diverse respondents agreeing that they "take pride
in the Australian way of life and culture."

"Right wingers put ALL refugees in the firing line".

There's an admission that the refugee question is pure politics for fundamentalist Leftists like the poster. My own experience is that it is not a matter of Left or Right, but concern for Australia by fellow Australians from different sides of the fence. The well being of Australia surpasses individual political views - with most people, anyway.

Yes by all means lets go back to the "Golden Days"
of the 1950s/60s. When pubs closed early and drunks rolled
around outside and got into fights. When
Christmas decorations were made up of paper streamers
and balloons. When deli's did not exist. When on a Sunday
you could fire a gun down the main city streets and
not hit anyone. When girls left school at fifteen because
they were expected to marry and be supported by their
husbands. When we did not have the variety of products
in our shops that we do now. When dentists did not do
root-canal on your teeth - they pulled them out.
When the knowledge of doctors was very basic. When teachers
left a lot to be desired, and forget the arts, theatre,
ballet, and the list goes on.

It was a very different world - primitive and a cultural
backwater. Thanks to migrants who demanded goods and
services - things changed. And Thank God for that!

And that is multiculturalism. To which this country owes everything!