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Asylum Seekers are Illegal

We're Being Swamped by Hordes of Boat People . Australia Already Takes Too Many Refugees. They Must Be 'Cashed up' to Pay People Smugglers . We're Being Swamped by Hordes of Boat People . Boat People are Queue Jumpers . There is no Alternative to Mandatory Detention .

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Asylum Seekers are Illegal

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  1. We're Being Swamped by Hordes of Boat People Australia Already Takes Too Many Refugees They Must Be 'Cashed up' to Pay People Smugglers We're Being Swamped by Hordes of Boat People Boat People are Queue Jumpers There is no Alternative to Mandatory Detention They're Not Real Refugees Anyway Asylum Seekers are Illegal

  2. Myths about Asylum Seekers

  3. Boat People are Queue Jumpers • Often there are no queues for people to jump. • Countries like Somalia have no government to even issue passports • Australia hasn’t embassies in countries where most refugees come from. • Few countries between the Middle East and Australia have signed the 1951 Refugee Convention

  4. Asylum Seekers are Illegal • Under Australian and International Law you can apply for asylum in another country when escaping persecution. • Oppressive authorities may prevent normal migration processes.

  5. Asylum Seekers are Illegal (cont…) • 'Illegals' are people who overstay their visas. • Vast majority from western countries, (eg 5,000 British tourists.)

  6. Australia Already Takes Too Many Refugees • Gaza Strip hosts one refugee for every 2 Gazan people (1:2) • Jordan 1:11 • Tanzania 1:76 • Germany 1:456 • Britain 1:530 • Australia 1:1583

  7. We're Being Swamped by Hordes of Boat People • in 2000, 300 000 refugees arrived in Europe to seek asylum. • 4174 reached Australia by boat or plane. • Iran and Pakistan each hosted over a million Afghan refugees. • Burden of assisting refugees is borne in the main by the world's poorest nations.

  8. They're Not Real Refugees Anyway • 97% of applicants from Iraq successful (1999) • 93% of applicants from Afghanistan • Generally, 84% of all asylum seekers are found to be legitimate.

  9. They Must Be 'Cashed up' to Pay People Smugglers • UNHCR says payments range from $4000 - $5000 AUD. • Many families and communities pool resources to send relatives to safety.

  10. There is no Alternative to Mandatory Detention • Australia is the only Western country that compulsorily detains asylum seekers. • Asylum seekers are not criminals • Costs of $104 a day per head • Parole: $5.39. Probation: $3.94. Home Detention: $58.83

  11. Sources • Edmund Rice Centrewww.erc.org.au • Amnesty Internationalwww.amnesty.org.au

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