There is a huge misunderstanding in our community that these people are fleeing civil war/oppression/etc, but in reality the only people who can afford the exhorbitant fees these 'service providers' charge are professional people. These are not refugees, they are people who calculate and pay to get to our country illegally. In most cases alot of research is undertaken into our legal systems and media reactions to ensure the greatest chance of citizenship is attained, including 'buying' children from poverty stricken families to help their chances. Although I'm sure there are real refugee cases, believe me they're not the ones paying up to and above US$50,000 to be ferried to Christmas Island.
As with most things, education is the only real answer. The fact is that the people who are most to blame come from a country with scant regard for Australia, and a powerful hunger for quick money. Catch the people running these scams and shoot them.
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What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?
Last edited by Meridae'n; 09-04-2004 at 04:28 AM..
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