Cap'n,
Let's look at what has accompanied "refugees" over the last 40 years.
- Home inavasions
- Gang warfare (not talking traditional bikies, as they kept their grievances between themselves)
- Drive-by shootings
- Arms deals
- Drug dealing
Yes, there has always been crime in Australia. That's what it was founded on. Convicts sent as far away as possible to form a colony, but the amount and blatant disregard for the laws and the police these "refugees" have is reprehensible.
I'm in Sydney, and there is not a day that goes by that you don't hear about one of the abovementioned points. The origins of these people are either "Mediterranean/Middle Eastern, Asian or Islander. Where are most of the "refugees" coming from? The aforementioned origins. When they get here, and they don't like the conditions, they burn down the detention centre. Why? Because they know that the government and the courts are pi$$ weak. Would these same people have dared to do anything like that in their home country? Not likely, nor should they.
When they arrive on our shores, as illegally as they do, they should not only be kissing the soil of this country, but also our backsides for reaching here and forcing us to give them assylum.
It seems to be only a small percentage of people fleeing thier countries of origin. The masses must seem to think it's still OK to stay. Those fleeing must have done something for the government or military to want them so bad.
But if you feel so strongly about having them here, maybe you should put up a welcome sign on your front lawn or apartment door and give them the refuge they seek. Not all Australians want other countries waste products. We neither have the finances or means to accommodate them, especially when so many of our own are being forced out of work because that same work is going to these countries that these people are fleeing.