A Restriction on Bringing Relatives Here Is Needed for Unaccompanied Boat Children

Privilege given to asylum minors must be changed. Australian immigration is giving priority to unaccompanied children so that they do not have to face the hardship of being locked up for years. However, this is being used as a stepping stone to get relatives here. The number of children on their own coming here by boat has sky rocketed. One sixth of new arrivals from Afghanistan and Iran are unaccompanied children. This is way ahead of one twelfth for Pakistan.

Like the Afghan man in Indonesia who boldly instructed Australia to hurry up and let him in so he can bring his wife and six children here, this nation is being taken for granted, as easy. Some boat people are plainly arrogant. This man had no feeling for those drowned in the recent boat sinking near Christmas island. All he could say was "at least the survivors are here now while I am stuck in Indonesia."

A restriction of say five years needs to be put on new permanent residents before they have the right to bring out other family members. Considerable time is needed before a wife can follow a husband here. We need such a deterrent. Sure there is a war in Afghanistan but not every disenchanted Afghani can come to Australia.

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A Restriction on Bringing Relatives Here Is Needed for Unaccompanied Boat Children

Privilege given to asylum minors must be changed. Australian immigration is giving priority to unaccompanied children so that they do not have to face the hardship of being locked up for years. However, this is being used as a stepping stone to get relatives here. The number of children on their own coming here by boat has sky rocketed. One sixth of new arrivals from Afghanistan and Iran are unaccompanied children. This is way ahead of one twelfth for Pakistan.

Like the Afghan man in Indonesia who boldly instructed Australia to hurry up and let him in so he can bring his wife and six children here, this nation is being taken for granted, as easy. Some boat people are plainly arrogant. This man had no feeling for those drowned in the recent boat sinking near Christmas island. All he could say was "at least the survivors are here now while I am stuck in Indonesia."

A restriction of say five years needs to be put on new permanent residents before they have the right to bring out other family members. Considerable time is needed before a wife can follow a husband here. We need such a deterrent. Sure there is a war in Afghanistan but not every disenchanted Afghani can come to Australia.

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Asylum Seeking Is Not a Major Problem for Australia

Asylum seekers aren't the problem, those coming to Australia by air are increasing the population. The Government has put the shutter up on these applicants and net arrivals have fallen from 60,000 to 32,700 in a year. A massive 81,440 have "spit the dummy" and left to live elsewhere. When the door was open for Indians studying here to easily gain residency the future looked bleak. New Indians arriving has slowed by a third. But only 5.45 percent of Indians who study here go home. In the long term, however, they will probably have to leave. Only those doing higher degrees will be in the "required labour" category. This is not a racist view. A loop hole had to be closed.

There seems to be a general downturn not related to the crackdown. Arrivals from New Zealand fell by 40 per cent and from Britain 23.5 per cent. It is notable that permanent migrants fell by 11 per cent. People are "human" if something they want is going to be difficult most give up. Antipodeans are keeping things to themselves: the main category of migrants are from New Zealand.

As time goes by there is not much doubt that Australia will become much more Asian than it is now. Despite India being a major source of permanent migrants, comprising 15,600 of total, immigration from China was 16,600. To put the whole thing into perspective 4,450 new settlers were Sri Lankans. This is the highest ever. Nonetheless, asylum seeking from that country is not a great problem for Australia.

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Asylum Seeking Is Not a Major Problem for Australia

Asylum seekers aren't the problem, those coming to Australia by air are increasing the population. The Government has put the shutter up on these applicants and net arrivals have fallen from 60,000 to 32,700 in a year. A massive 81,440 have "spit the dummy" and left to live elsewhere. When the door was open for Indians studying here to easily gain residency the future looked bleak. New Indians arriving has slowed by a third. But only 5.45 percent of Indians who study here go home. In the long term, however, they will probably have to leave. Only those doing higher degrees will be in the "required labour" category. This is not a racist view. A loop hole had to be closed.

There seems to be a general downturn not related to the crackdown. Arrivals from New Zealand fell by 40 per cent and from Britain 23.5 per cent. It is notable that permanent migrants fell by 11 per cent. People are "human" if something they want is going to be difficult most give up. Antipodeans are keeping things to themselves: the main category of migrants are from New Zealand.

As time goes by there is not much doubt that Australia will become much more Asian than it is now. Despite India being a major source of permanent migrants, comprising 15,600 of total, immigration from China was 16,600. To put the whole thing into perspective 4,450 new settlers were Sri Lankans. This is the highest ever. Nonetheless, asylum seeking from that country is not a great problem for Australia.

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Processing Offshore Is No Answer

What is the point of processing people offshore? This won't solve the problem of refugees choosing to get in a boat and head for Australia. A delay has helped. It has put off some from applying. For them, going home seems to be the only choice.

The goal should be getting the message through to Afghans, Tamils and Africans that Australia will not take over a certain number of refugees each year. Northern European countries are doing this. They are ignoring calls from Mediterranean countries who are being flooded by new arrivals for other nations to take some. Southern countries have certainly got the message even if refugees haven't. The Australian Government should be strong enough even if it upsets the UN to make a yearly refugee limit. After all, this is what used to be done by all countries in regard to people who wanted to stay.

Something new is needed. It is ironic how similar Julia Gillard's Timor solution is to John Howard's Pacific solution. And that didn't work. The number of new arrivals actually increased with temporary visas. Many who were given money to go home returned a year later.

The election is an opportunity for a bold party to say that is enough, and to put up the barriers. When the limit is reached and announced to the world the influx will cease.

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Processing Offshore Is No Answer

What is the point of processing people offshore? This won't solve the problem of refugees choosing to get in a boat and head for Australia. A delay has helped. It has put off some from applying. For them, going home seems to be the only choice.

The goal should be getting the message through to Afghans, Tamils and Africans that Australia will not take over a certain number of refugees each year. Northern European countries are doing this. They are ignoring calls from Mediterranean countries who are being flooded by new arrivals for other nations to take some. Southern countries have certainly got the message even if refugees haven't. The Australian Government should be strong enough even if it upsets the UN to make a yearly refugee limit. After all, this is what used to be done by all countries in regard to people who wanted to stay.

Something new is needed. It is ironic how similar Julia Gillard's Timor solution is to John Howard's Pacific solution. And that didn't work. The number of new arrivals actually increased with temporary visas. Many who were given money to go home returned a year later.

The election is an opportunity for a bold party to say that is enough, and to put up the barriers. When the limit is reached and announced to the world the influx will cease.

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Asylum Seekers to Be Slave Labour

Colin Barnett wants to introduce slave labour. Getting something for nothing may seem to be ideal, but in the modern world some would say it is disgraceful. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett looks quite an angry person in photo shots. There is obviously something seething away inside him. He seems to have a hatred for refugees. People seeking asylum would have toil away for next to nothing in order to get citizenship if he gets his way.

He is correct in saying that Julia Gillard's "Timor Solution" is an echo of the Pacific solution brought in by John Howard. Colin Barnett is in favor of it. However, forcing "boat People" to work in jobs they don't want is something that Julia Gillard would never contemplate. Bonding them into work contracts is just too simplistic. The UN would say it is internationally illegal. It would not get off the ground.

Mr Barnett is certainly a free thinker. He says he does not "fall into line" with anyone, referring to Opposition Leader Tony Abbot and his views on immigration. I bet Tony Abbot is a bit miffed at not thinking of the idea first. The concept is far to the right, politically, just in Tony Abbot's area. Unless potential new Australians are kept in camps well away from cities people will not support such a scheme. I can see it now - immigrants chained together guarded at gunpoint taken to labour at the nearby quarry in the hot noonday sun. No, it is pie in the sky stuff.

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Asylum Seekers to Be Slave Labour

Colin Barnett wants to introduce slave labour. Getting something for nothing may seem to be ideal, but in the modern world some would say it is disgraceful. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett looks quite an angry person in photo shots. There is obviously something seething away inside him. He seems to have a hatred for refugees. People seeking asylum would have toil away for next to nothing in order to get citizenship if he gets his way.

He is correct in saying that Julia Gillard's "Timor Solution" is an echo of the Pacific solution brought in by John Howard. Colin Barnett is in favor of it. However, forcing "boat People" to work in jobs they don't want is something that Julia Gillard would never contemplate. Bonding them into work contracts is just too simplistic. The UN would say it is internationally illegal. It would not get off the ground.

Mr Barnett is certainly a free thinker. He says he does not "fall into line" with anyone, referring to Opposition Leader Tony Abbot and his views on immigration. I bet Tony Abbot is a bit miffed at not thinking of the idea first. The concept is far to the right, politically, just in Tony Abbot's area. Unless potential new Australians are kept in camps well away from cities people will not support such a scheme. I can see it now - immigrants chained together guarded at gunpoint taken to labour at the nearby quarry in the hot noonday sun. No, it is pie in the sky stuff.

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Australia Has Done the Right Thing in Delaying Processing of Boat People

With Christmas Island bursting at the seams the Government had no choice but to say stop, that is enough. The six month delay in processing of boat people from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will make potential boat people think again. Unfortunately, those already here are worrying about being processed, but the Government has said it will do checks on those soon. "Genocide" is being used in relation to Tamils. Using words like that will only make the situation worse. Tamils have not been killed indiscriminately.

ASIO has become involved with processing. It has placed some people on a "danger" list of possible activists. If they are militants they will be sent home. ASIO must be allowed to do its job. That is what is was created for.

Tamils were not put into "concentration" camps. In fact, people wanted to stay in the camps. They were forced to leave. Tamils have arrived here believing what people traffickers had told them - that it would be easy. They are surprised when they are not given access to Australia. Obviously, there will be disappointment.

With the UN report on refugees showing Australia was the only country to have an increase in refugees, the Government had to do something. With the door now closed to Australia, albeit temporarily, maybe some will choose to go home.

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Australia Has Done the Right Thing in Delaying Processing of Boat People

With Christmas Island bursting at the seams the Government had no choice but to say stop, that is enough. The six month delay in processing of boat people from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will make potential boat people think again. Unfortunately, those already here are worrying about being processed, but the Government has said it will do checks on those soon. "Genocide" is being used in relation to Tamils. Using words like that will only make the situation worse. Tamils have not been killed indiscriminately.

ASIO has become involved with processing. It has placed some people on a "danger" list of possible activists. If they are militants they will be sent home. ASIO must be allowed to do its job. That is what is was created for.

Tamils were not put into "concentration" camps. In fact, people wanted to stay in the camps. They were forced to leave. Tamils have arrived here believing what people traffickers had told them - that it would be easy. They are surprised when they are not given access to Australia. Obviously, there will be disappointment.

With the UN report on refugees showing Australia was the only country to have an increase in refugees, the Government had to do something. With the door now closed to Australia, albeit temporarily, maybe some will choose to go home.

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