ASYLUM seekers are being demonised as part of the Federal Government’s bid to secure a tougher immigration policy on boatpeople.
From moving the nation’s “boundaries” to setting up offshore detention centres, a raft of measures merely seek to make it impossible for legitimate refugees to enter Australia.
National security and fears of terrorism are not acceptable reasons to systematically detain asylum seekers, either in Australia or offshore.
These are just excuses to turn refugees into scapegoats in a world where human beings can be reduced to bargaining chips in international diplomacy.
