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Violet_Crumble

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2. Yeah, and there's not much light between their respective positions...

Reply to Matilda (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 23, 2011, 07:40 AM

Dec 2011

The reality is that while there's wars and conflict happening that force people to flee their homes in search of somewhere safe, asylum seekers are going to try to get here. What needs to be stopped is the dangerous and life-threatening way they try to get here thanks to people-smugglers, not a stop to asylum seekers coming here. And I agree with you. The offshore processing is pathetic. Asylum seekers should be processed here, and they shouldn't be kept in detention centres for long periods of time.

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Survivors tell why the boats keep coming [View all] Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 OP

And now the government is once again letting Tony Abbott set their agenda. Matilda Dec 2011 #1

Yeah, and there's not much light between their respective positions... Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 #2