Asylum Seekers in Australia

             Asylum seekers – Expository Assignment
             For my expository assignment I have chosen a very hot issue in the eyes of both Australians and the Government. The issue of asylum seekers in Australia is typical of how many important issues in areas of economic, environmental or social issue becomes a split dispute. I believe that Australia should assimilate the refugees so both sides can come to a win-win solution.
             Fact: Compared to other nations, Australia takes a hard-line approach to asylum seekers. All people are compulsorily detained. If successful they can only receive a 3-year temporary visa and cannot apply to have their families join them. The current policy has not stopped people coming. Asylum seekers come to Australia because they fear persecution in their own country. The numbers reflect the severity of the situation they are fleeing, not the policies of the countries they are fleeing to.
             The Minister for Immigration recently commented that the drowning deaths of over 350 people trying to get to Australia would not deter others. If such events do not deter people, the costly use of the Australian navy will not deter them either. The number of asylum seekers coming to Australia has increased since the Tampa. The current policy has been extremely costly. So far it is estimated it has cost this year's budget over $140 million in extra funding, bringing the total to $500million. Australia can not afford this cost as other areas like social services need this extra money.
             I have approached friends and family with the question of what should Australia do with Iraqi asylum seekers landing on our doorstep. It's clear that there we're different views from all but the opinions from the younger to the older generation were entirely different. The people that were over the age of forty were very one sided, usually coming out with the line "just send them back". When I asked if sending the back wasn't an...

More Essays:

APA     MLA     Chicago
Asylum Seekers in Australia. (1969, December 31). In MegaEssays.com. Retrieved 04:35, March 28, 2024, from https://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/98657.html