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2005-06-18 Down Under

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-06-18 02:35|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is what you get for encouraging them.

Fed Govt came out saying they were changing the laws to be softer on illegal immigrants, would let them out etc.

So this was perfect opportunity for media savvy illegals to do a bit of self-mutilation and get their pity party in the media to maximise the government's concession.

I don't get it. The Howard govt controls senate and floor. We voted them in to take no schtik from illegal immigrants. So what are they doing rolling over like this?

Deport them all now.

If they've gone through a couple of appeals processes and judges have upheld they are NOT refugees then send them packing don't let them keep appealing and dragging out their time in detention!

Real refugees are sitting in third world countries scrabbling in the dust for a bit of food to eat. They don't have thousands of dollars to pay for transit to indonesia and then a people smuggler to get them on a boat unlike these illegals.

Posted by anon1 2005-06-18 13:42|| 2005-06-18 13:42|| Front Page Top

#2 "To deport these individuals without determining their refugee status would be a violation of both the spirit and letter of international law," Amnesty International said. "These are vulnerable people who may have fled ... in fear for their lives. To return them there without due process would be a violation of the most fundamental obligation of international refugee protection," the organization added. Its against 'international law' to deport people who claim to 'fear for their lives'. The UN and AI say so.

Posted by phil_b 2005-06-18 16:13|| 2005-06-18 16:13|| Front Page Top

#3 It's one thing to accept defections. It's quite another to let illegals in. Deport the illegals. Now.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2005-06-18 23:45|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-06-18 23:45|| Front Page Top

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