Almost 2,200 Arrivals In Just 20 Days

[nero_bolt]

And the cost just goes up and up and up and we  are paying for our open borders.... A huge labor FAIL

Two more illegal boat arrivals, with a total of over 100 people on board, mean almost 2,200 people have arrived on illegal boats so far this month, an average of over 100 people a day, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Michael Keenan said today.

"These latest illegal arrivals continue the record rate of boats under Julia Gillard, which have seen an average of over 100 people arrive every day this month," Mr Morrison said.

"Labor's failed policies once again have resulted in hundreds of people being housed in tents on Christmas Island as detention centres across the country fill to overflowing.

"The last time this many people were in tents on Christmas Island was just before the riots there in 2011. Labor's policies on our borders result in a cyclical pattern of failure of more boat arrivals and more repeated failure of the past.

"This is the track record of Julia Gillard. Australians can't afford three more years of her government's cost, chaos and tragedy on our borders.

"The Coalition will break Labor's cycle of failure on our borders by restoring the proven policies and resolve necessary to stop the boats," Mr Morrison said.

Mr Keenan said: “531 boats carrying over 34,000 people have now arrived since the last election when Labor promised the Australian people that they would regain control of our borders and stop the boats from coming.

“Under Julia Gillard there have been more illegal boat arrivals than under any other Australian Prime Minister in our entire history.

“How can the Australian people believe the Gillard Government when they say that they will stop the boats when all they have done is sit on their hands and use their Malaysia Swap Deal as an excuse to do nothing – despite their own expert panel saying it wouldn’t work in its current form.

“In the first four days of this month we had nearly 900 people arrive by boat, which is more than the entire quota for the Malaysia Swap Deal.

“The Australian people are sick of excuses – they need a government that will implement the tough border protection measures to put an end to this evil trade,” Mr Keenan said.

http://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2013/05/21/almost-2200-arrivals-just-20-days  

[*crikey*mate*]

serious question - but how are the boats illegal?

as far as I know, it is not illegal to seek asylum in Australia, even if arriving by boat.

[newstart2380]

serious question - but how are the boats illegal?

as far as I know, it is not illegal to seek asylum in Australia, even if arriving by boat.

Yes you are right, it's not illegal to seek asylum but it is illegal what the boat owners are doing and how they are lying about the opportunities in Australia and charging people extortionist amounts of money to bring and their families them here.

Many that come here are not refugees, they just want to come here like the fishing boats that are towed into Darwin harbour because they deliberately stray within the 12 kl zone and get picked up by the patrol boats.

[*crikey*mate*]

so is it Australia that created the legislation that denotes the way in which the boat operators operate is illegal?

I've only done a bit of transnational law, (pretty much the history of it and pirates and stuff - still two more subjects on this which are electives and specialties) and they haven't really covered what happens when someone comes within the 12 klm zone - could you please explain that to me as well?

Maybe show me some legislation or policy documents about all this too?

I really am interested, I'm not taking the Mickey.

[meh_too]

I dont know why we bother having Immigration Officers at the international airports.  Just let everyone in.

[lakeland27]

can't wait to see Mr Abbott stop this.

how exactly is the question. 🙂

[karliandjacko]

What's with the SPAM. Surely we can go the LNP site ourselves if we are interested.

[lakeland27]

more patrol boats ? that will take a decade at the rate they are delivered (thats without taking the cost into account)

more customs staff ? he's cutting public service jobs not hiring.. (as well as the cost)

looks like it wont be changing in a hurry..

[lakeland27]

What's with the SPAM. Surely we can go the LNP site ourselves if we are interested.

its empty rhetoric . a promise he cant keep.

[not_an_eloi]

no, it's more liberal bs from a liberal bs site, made to look like Julia Gillard's doin' nothin' to deal with the problem, nero just forgot to mention this:

 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-17/parliament-excises-mainland-from-migration-zone/4695384