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Re: Views on asylum seekers?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 2 Sep 2001 11:51:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> Seems like the stance of the Australian government
> http://au.dailynews.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Immigrants/ has become an
> international news item. Political issues aside (if possible), I'd be
> interested in other peoples views on this (especially non-Australians).
FWIW, I heard on the radio this morning that Australia has agreed to take some
of them.
> Australia has many refugee camps where such people are housed while their
> applications are processed. Most are away from large population areas, and
> some are rumoured to be overcrowded. There are also rumours of abuse by
> officials, and many have been in such camps for several years.
Are they being used for slave labor?
> So what do you think? Should Australia take these people, or has the
> government acted properly? Or is there another solution no-one's thought of?
I personally think that citizenship is a scam. I'd welcome those folks to the
US. I guess I suppose that Australians "ought" to do the same, but I feel
pretty removed from the situation. What about your opinion?
Chris
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| (...) I hadn't heard that - and I'm skeptical that would happen, given the position of the government. Here's another story about the court action which has been brought by civil libertarian groups (URL)Australia has many refugee camps where such (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Seems like the stance of the Australian government (URL) has become an international news item. Political issues aside (if possible), I'd be interested in other peoples views on this (especially non-Australians). Basically, asylum seekers make their (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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