As the money of the world slowly gets channelled towards a privelidged minority we will see the illegal immigrant problem continue to escalate. Lets face it they are people who have been victim of some sort of bastardised form of capitalism (or whatever) and are trying to find a better deal for themselves and are forced to do it illegally (yep that's not right and I used to happily fly an aeroplane that caught the law breakers). The only thing those that fled or were pushed to leave Australia in 89 to all parts of the world from Abeles and Hawke did different was that they obtained a Visa and were legal migrants (same concept, different method and scale). I know I am going to draw some flak over my opinion but lets face it it aint the weather in Afghanistan or Indonesia that put them off living there it was their hopeless social situation (employment icluded) that drove them away. What can we do about it? Build a wall of steel? Well in Europe here (nope I'm not an 89er)I see lots of walls of stone that stand legacy to past civilisations. Maybe the worlds wealth needs to be distributed in a more even handed fashion (nope not a socialist either). I don't have the answer but if we can put our xenophobic chest beating aside and debate the real issues here in an open minded fashion.
[ 02 September 2001: Message edited by: Pferdsheise ]