Today’s Canberra Times tells us that there have been 16 boats of asylum seekers intercepted in Australian waters this year (see Today’s Forum, p3).
This is, I accept, a serious issue. There are many schools of thought about whether current government policy is somehow inviting these numbers of boats or not. I have to say I’m not convinced that is the case, or even if it is, if that is such a bad thing. Previous government policy on asylum seekers arriving by boat was draconian and completely misplaced.
More on this issue later, but for now I wanted you to check out an insightful article published by the UNHCR: http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c74.html?gclid=CKXB6dTp3psCFQkwpAodWEBu-w
Refugees are, at the end of the day, just another source of potential workers, families, communities… maybe even prosperity and success.
So why be so quick to turn them away?
Nick
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