CANBERRA, Australia - Australia on Sunday announced
plans to ratchet up its tough policy against refugees by banning any
asylum seeker who attempts to reach its shores by boat from ever
visiting the country.
A previous government introduced a policy on
July 19, 2013, banning refugees who arrive by boat from Indonesian
ports after that date from ever being resettled in Australia.
Under
legislation to be introduced to Parliament next week, thousands of
asylum seekers who have returned to their homelands in the Middle East,
Africa and Asia would be banned for life from ever traveling to
Australia as tourists, to do business or as an Australian’s spouse,
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
“You need the clearest of clear messages,” Turnbull told reporters.
“This
is a battle of will between the Australian people, represented by their
government, and these criminal gangs of people smugglers. You should
not under estimate the scale of the threat,” he added.
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This is an excellent idea.
Asad Rustom on the Patriarch Sylvester
2 hours ago
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Years ago, Asian would-be immigrants to Australia had to pass an entrance exam
written in Old Icelandic.
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