Posted on 10/29/2016 8:09:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Australia on Sunday announced plans to ratchet up its tough policy against refugees by banning any asylum seeker who attempts to reach its shores by boat from ever visiting the country.
A previous government introduced a policy on July 19, 2013, banning refugees who arrive by boat from Indonesian ports after that date from ever being resettled in Australia.
Under legislation to be introduced to Parliament next week, thousands of asylum seekers who have returned to their homelands in the Middle East, Africa and Asia would be banned for life from ever traveling to Australia as tourists, to do business or as an Australian’s spouse, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
“You need the clearest of clear messages,” Turnbull told reporters. …
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The headline tells me they get it. Prevent the asylum seekers from sticking their noses under the edge of the Australian tent. Only heartache can follow. Keep ‘em out.
Good for the Aussies.
Leadership...
No. They just won’t let them get away with a ‘wardrobe malfunction’ to begin with.
I hope that Trump will come up with a similar plan.
I went to Australia this past spring, and the topic came up with a taxi guy.
The way he explained it...there’s tons of room for expansion in Australia...but the five or six big cities of the country are becoming massive urban zones and reaching maximum density. Jobs-wise, there always business growth...but in the past year the car industry has basically given up and will be leaving for cheaper locations.
If anyone wants to enter and work in Australia....you have to submit for a physical (to ensure you are healthy), show you speak English (they won’t pay for this mandatory item), and need to demonstrate some skill or degree (you need to start work and not wait around two years getting job-training).
The bulk of the nation...probably 75-percent....agree with the logic of this strategy. And they aren’t kidding about ‘dumping’ you....there’s a island off the coast and you will get dumped there until you reach a personal decision to volunteer to return to your homeland. Smugglers still try to convince people that they can make it to Australia.
Now there’s a country that knows how to handle immigration.
I may seek asylum down under.
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