While it is true that Muslims constitute the largest religious group seeking asylum in Australia, there is a significant minority of Christians among such people, especially Christians from the Middle East - and it was always likely that this deal involved that minority.
I suspect that is why President Trump has chosen to go ahead with the deal. These people have been extensively vetted by Australia already, and the United States will vet them again as a further protection.
Australia's immigration policy is officially neutral with regards to religion and so it is very unlikely that an Australian government is going to come out and say publically that these people are Christian, but that does seem likely. I can see no reason at all, for President Trump to honour the deal unless that is the case.
Hope you’re right. O/w. Why won’ aussie take them?.
From what I’ve read they appear to be Muslims from Myanmar. the Nauru Islanders finally got fed up with them after one of the “refugees” raped a local girl.
It is a refugee exchange and in return Australia is taking from the US refugees from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Creative
Isn’t Nauru like one big phosphate atolll or used to be
I did not know of this situation
Used to be a money hiding place too
Could be some Iranians, too, apparently:
Interesting article. One thing I notice is there seems to be little mention of girls, the boys play on the beach. The boys do this or that. The women wear hijabs, etc.
Sounds more Muslim than Christian or Hindu or anything else, and it sounds like they’re bringing their cult ure with them rather than seeking freedom and assimilation.
We should not be taking any of these refugees. If they are not good enough for Australia, they are not good enough for the US. If they are Islamic, send them to Saudi Arabia or Iran. If they are Christian, let another country have them. But NOT the US. Australia has already said No to them, lets back up our ally.
Why the HELL are they leaving these Islands??? Are they all Muslims?
Every refugee mentioned there has been Iranian. Several with profound mental illness.
Did Trump cave and agree to take Australia’s rejected asylum seekers?