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Originally Posted by Meridae'n
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.
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Let's just presume this is true for a second. What are you saying? Professional people aren't actually in trouble if a civil war breaks out? Professionals can't be opressed? I'm reminded of Pol Pot's ruthless extermination campaign, or Mao's Cultural Revolution which targeted just this demographic: doctors, lawyers, etc.
Then again, I question the veracity of your claim that asylum seekers 'in most cases' research Australian Legal systems and media reactions and purchase children from poverty stricken families. If this were the case, surely it would be more highly publicised. No newspaper would miss the sensational profits inolved in revealing these details to the public.