For those who've come across the seas 2015-2016
- Richard Stokes
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Dear Australian Bishops
Ten years ago you produced a document which has always puzzled me.
It shows a close-up photo (see below this email) of a mother and her small child. The impression I gained is that the bishops were concerned about the conditions faced by young mothers in travelling illegally to Australia.
But in the background of the same photo you can see perhaps a more realistic representation, with a boat full of young men of military age. No women or children to be seen.
That is, we are given the idea that the refugees are young mothers. Which would seem to be far from reality.
Then we are told that they were refugees and asylum-seekers. Do genuine refugees throw overboard their documentation to prevent identification?
I have always thought that refugees escape the dangers of their country to get asylum in a safer place. But if a Muslim 'refugee' went to the local airport, eg Teheran, and bought a flight to Indonesia, has he not now lost the status of refugee? Once in Indonesia he is no longer seeking asylum, but has found it in a country where Islam is normal.
After that, our 'refugee' goes to an Indonesian people-smuggler (as refugees do), and pays a large sum for passage on a boat with the intention of going illegally to Australia. Hardly the behaviour of a person in reasonable fear for his life.
His first act in Australia is to deliberately break Australian laws.
Given that most of these people are Muslim, and if they insist on living under sharia, they have no intention of becoming cultural Australians, but will attempt to turn Australia into the Hell-holes that they have come from.
My concern here is that the impressions given in the article do not inspire confidence.
Finally, the article is headed: Social Justice Statement 2015–16 FOR THOSE WHO’VE COME ACROSS THE SEAS JUSTICE FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. Does not 'justice' include punishment for law-breakers, and restoration to the tax-payer for his huge and unjust expenses in housing and supporting these illegal immigrants?
Now my assessment could be wrong, and maybe the article is an honest assessment. If so, should be grateful for guidance.
But if I am reasonably accurate, should not a correction be issued?
PS I am old enough to remember the millions of Italians and Greeks who came here legally after the second world war. So far as I am aware these became good Australian citizens within a generation.
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