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Australian Refugee "Deal"
Vanity | February 2, 2017 | Behind the Blue Wall

Posted on 02/02/2017 3:14:52 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall

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To: naturalman1975

Hey LIBERAL....LOBBY YOUR Govt. tyo TAKE them into AUSTRALIA and not KEEP THEM ON AN ISLAND!!! GO AWAY....LOBBY YOUR OWN GOVT!!!


61 posted on 02/02/2017 5:10:04 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: onyx
It likely started a lot further back than that - at least since about February last year.

The US isn't named in this article but it is likely one of the three unnamed countries mentioned.

62 posted on 02/02/2017 5:10:17 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: Ann Archy

Grow up. You’re making conservatives look like idiots.


63 posted on 02/02/2017 5:11:08 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

THEN KEEP THEM if they are so great!!! KEEP THEM!!


64 posted on 02/02/2017 5:11:53 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: naturalman1975

LOBBY your govt to CHANGE then if these are so good!!!


65 posted on 02/02/2017 5:12:59 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: naturalman1975

Go AWAY!!! Your country doesn’t even take in these MUSLIMS!!


66 posted on 02/02/2017 5:17:22 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: naturalman1975

Ok so I see Estrada has a law that if you try and enter the country illegally by boat will not be allowed in. I respect that and I respect they have a zero-tolerance policy for that

What’s truly intriguing is the United States is damned for even trying to block illegal entry and we’re being overrun

I respect the astralian policy can I respect the reason and I hope the Australians can understand that America is trying to come up with a similar policy for similar reasons.

The so-called tough phone call Trump had with the Australian well they should understand the exasperation Trump is experiencing with the previous administration...

Maybe we could pawn them off on the Canadians they seem to have a rube prime minister right now


67 posted on 02/02/2017 5:35:59 PM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

It’s a bad deal, but one already publicly announced (maybe not details, but the deal itself). Having been announced in both nations, it is difficult to backtrack on it.

What we know or can reasonably assume:
Obama cut this deal with Tony Abbot or maybe even Julia Gillard, so it isn’t new.
It is for roughly 1200 people from Manus and Nauru.
Australia will take roughly the same number of South and/or Central Americans from the US claiming to be refugees.
Anyone arriving by boat without a visa will be permanently denied entry to Australia - doesn’t matter who they are or where they are from.

Common Belief:
AU gets 1200 Christians that are lazy and likely go on the dole
US gets 1200 Muslims that are lazy and likely go on the dole, but may also try to kill us

Likely result with Trump being tough:
Muslims will be replaced by Christians
Trump will honor the deal
US gets 1200 illegal alien Christians from the Middle East
AU gets 1200 illegal alien Christians from Central America
Trump has let in real refugees
Turnbull did not break promise about letting in boat people
AU hosts a Trump visit late 2017 or early 2018 to show all hard feelings are over
Everyone acknowledges obama is an idiot


68 posted on 02/02/2017 5:47:03 PM PST by JosephW (Mohammad Lied, People die!)
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To: HomerBohn

Oyster bay is new Zealand wine


69 posted on 02/02/2017 5:50:17 PM PST by nobamanomore
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To: tophat9000

Let Canada have them. I like that idea.


70 posted on 02/02/2017 5:51:56 PM PST by JosephW (Mohammad Lied, People die!)
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To: JosephW

Thanks to be honest In the articles I looked at I didn’t even see the trade aspect of it.


71 posted on 02/02/2017 6:18:48 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

Even with the trade, it was still a bad deal for the US. Trump should make it reasonable. It will never be a good deal, but it can be acceptable.

Living in AU, I thought it was nice of Obama to take out our trash.


72 posted on 02/02/2017 6:35:45 PM PST by JosephW (Mohammad Lied, People die!)
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

Who initiated talks about the swap? If it was Australia, then they are not the friends of us they make out to be. If it was obama, then it is par for the course.


73 posted on 02/02/2017 7:25:19 PM PST by Oatka
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To: Oatka

From what I understand AU was looking for any countries that would take them.

AU issued a worldwide blanket request and Obama jumped in saying, “We’d love to take them”


74 posted on 02/02/2017 7:52:47 PM PST by JosephW (Mohammad Lied, People die!)
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To: Oatka

It started with talks between the UN Refugee Agency and Australia.

https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/cut-the-crap-australia-refugee-deal-is-about-the-australian-public-not-wanting-any-more-muslim-migrants/


75 posted on 02/02/2017 7:57:41 PM PST by Tareli (Vote Trump 2016!)
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To: Ann Archy; admin; naturalman1975

Please explain to Ann Archy that “screaming” at people who are trying to reasonably answer others’ questions does not make one a liberal. Not once has Naturalman1975 stated that the US must honor this deal. On the contrary, he has been politely giving us the facts as he knows them. Perhaps Ann Archy could use a timeout.


76 posted on 02/02/2017 7:59:34 PM PST by mom aka the evil dictator
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

Australia has very strict rules about who it lets in - it wanted to be part of the “refuge love boat” so it decided to be a gathering point/distribution center. It gets to say it helped the poor refugees w/o having to allow them in.


77 posted on 02/03/2017 2:37:27 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: nobamanomore

It’s a big seller in Brisbane.


78 posted on 02/03/2017 4:45:49 AM PST by HomerBohn (Shove a slinky down the stairs, then a leftist. Both actions will bring smiles to your face.)
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To: NavyCaptain

Big seller in Australia.


79 posted on 02/03/2017 4:46:33 AM PST by HomerBohn (Shove a slinky down the stairs, then a leftist. Both actions will bring smiles to your face.)
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To: Tareli; JosephW

Ok, thanks. It figures obama would pull a Horshack, raise his hand and yell “OOOOOOHHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHH!”


80 posted on 02/03/2017 9:39:15 AM PST by Oatka
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