In Reply to: new australians posted by rickylovina on Tuesday, 20. August 2013 at 08:16 Bali Time:
I have ever heard suggest that Enoch Powell, the nut, was correct.
I think you really need to start thinking for yourself, not the cr*p that shoddy televisions shows use to fuel hatred.
You appear to have forgotten, exactly how hated the Vietnamese were when they arrived, look at the contribution they have made to Australian culture.
I live in a very multicultural area. Strangely enough, the Muslims I know well don't regard us as infidels and are happily working their behinds off to make themselves a better life. This in turn benefits the country, does it not?
It is NOT ILLEGAL to ask any signatury of the refugee convention to provide you with asylum. It is legal.
It is not a good reflection on the quality of government and opposition in Australia that they are currently engaged in a race to the bottom in how badly they can treat desperate people.