Philip Ruddock predicts flood of 10,000 boatpeople

The Australian ^ | October 13, 2009 | Paul Maley and Amanda O'Brien

[myknowledge]

KEVIN Rudd and the architect of the Howard government's Pacific Solution, Philip Ruddock, yesterday clashed over whose administration was tougher on boatpeople, with Mr Ruddock claiming recent policy changes left Australia exposed to a "pipeline" of 10,000 unauthorised arrivals a year.

As Coalition figures lined up yesterday to take advantage of the surge in boatpeople, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett slammed the decision to grant asylum to 42 Afghan men whose boat blew up following an act of sabotage.

But the Coalition's criticism drew a counter-attack from the Prime Minister, who said yesterday the Howard government's tough rhetoric on asylum-seekers had not been backed by results.

"I draw your collective attention as to what happened to all those folk who were on the Tampa at the time when I seem to recall the then prime minister saying that none of these individuals would ever set foot on Australia or words to that effect," Mr Rudd said. "I think that about half the Tampa caseload ended up in Australia by one means or another, and the rest as they say is history."

[myknowledge]

Philip Ruddock

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is hard at work trying to stem the flow of illegals heading for Australia's shores.

But crazy-a$$ Kevin Rudd wants to keep letting them in!

[Leisler]

Camp of The Saints.

[myknowledge]

And your point is what????

Invite bee-swarms of immigrants en masse?

You overlook the fact that mass migration like this can cause massive social upheavals such as violence, bloodshed, xenophobia and all that.

[Leisler]

If I ‘overlooked’, what would I be doing on this site?

Anyways, you might of noticed at one point or another fiction, like Orwell’s 1984, can serve to educate.

[Global2010]

You may not care to hear my dumb arse opine...because it is just that.

I have been quietly gut feeling wondering if we Americans are going to be shipped out somewhere.

To better balance the global community if you will./sarc bs