Gist wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 12:35pm:
progressiveslol wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 12:26pm:
Gist wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 12:19pm:
progressiveslol wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 12:10pm:
Gist wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 12:06pm:
progressiveslol wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 11:45am:
It was pure partisanship getting rid of the pacific solution by labor in the first place.
It is pure partisanship to not bring back the liberal policy that worked, but instead to bring in a far worse policy when it comes to human rights, in the Malaysia solution.
Labor = partisan
Labor = poor policies
Well there ya go. Perfect example of what I was talking about. You illustrate it nicely - never mind a solution just try to score points.
And then you pretend to care about asylum seekers. Yeah right.
And for what it's worth, scrapping Howard's detestable offshore processing policy was not only the right thing to do, it was the inevitable thing to do. You see, for those of us who can read charts, there was a marked increase in the numbers of boat arrivals in the last years of the Pacific Solution. Your so-called "deterrent" wasn't much of a deterrent any more by then. We can see it. The Immigration Department can see it. But Lieberal cheerleaders are of course another story altogether.
To replace it with the malaysian solution. lol good on ya.
The malaysian solution
is stupid and I've never supported it. But at least I can understand the reasoning behind it.
Nauru is beyond stupid. It's a universe of stupid all of its own because there is no logic behind it at all other than Tony The Twat's perception that it'll score him points on the board.
It worked and even when they have gotten the UNHCR signage, it still isnt good enough. You lot are just pure partisan hacks.
Malaysia solution is way more cruel than the previous liberal policy was without the UNHCR signage and now with the signage, malaysia solution is on a different planet.
Like I say, I don't support the Malaysia solution. But YOU guys are the ones who keep talking about deterrence. Malaysia will stand a chance at deterring people from getting on boats. Nauru won't.
So what is it you're after? Your choice:
Deterrence?
Or proper treatment of asylum seekers.
You can only choose one.
You think the Malaysia deal will be a deterrent, eh? Okay, lets examine that deal. Each year, in return for Malaysia accepting 800 illegal immigrants from us, we will take from Malaysia 4,000 people.
So, when people smugglers get wind of this deal they will realise that the first 800 people they send a flotilla of boats with people crammed in like sardines. Currently, we get on average around 1,000 people come by boat per month. Under the Malaysia deal, this number is sure to increase - probably double. That would mean we'd reach the 800 quota within weeks.
Then what? After those 800 people have been sent to Malaysia, what then? I guess we'll return to onshore processing of the others who come during the other 11 months of the year.
Malaysia simply won't work and will increase the cost to taxpayers. Currently, the government is spending (wasting) about $1.2bn per year. Wayne Swan has budgeted for a meagre 450 arrivals per month. We see that many people arrive in little more than a week or so.
No, the so-called "Malaysian Solution" is no solution. It is, in fact, an incentive for people smugglers to send more people more quickly on their leaky boats. That Gillard, Swan, Bowen and all the other Leftards in this country cannot comprehend this (yet people smugglers certainly do) just demonstrates how comprehensively brain-dead stupid you lot all are. Unbelievable!