this is excellent. everytime Phillip Ruddock opens his mouth to comment on refugees and illegal immigrants i want to punch him in the mouth.

this quote
“Every time a humanitarian issue is raised in relation to the asylum seekers, their deviousness and even criminal intent is proclaimed…

“I think the way in which the Government has handled these issues – beginning I think with the Tampa – has tended to give comfort to the prejudiced side of human nature.”
is so true. i have had arguements with my family about this for months because i think the refugees are being treated unfairly and they cant see that and when discussing the boat people they make lame excuses for why they shouldnt be allowed into the country – like australia is a country of limited resources – where are they all gonna live. we have more resources than a lot of the countries these people are coming from.
and while their claims are being processedi think they should be allowed to live within the community so they get to know about australian culture. and i think the government should bloody well hire more people to work in immigration to process the claims more quickly.
anyways – as any one who reads this blog with any regularity – you know this is an issue i am quite irate about. i’ll shut up now….