Why is it that asylum seekers that arrive here by ricketty boats, get the best treatment they would never receive in their own country, but still complain about not getting enough?
Have any of you considered that even after 10 years in detention in Malaysia, they still have tens of thousands of dollars to pay the people smugglers?
Something does not add up for me.
OK, Australia is a big country, but only a small part is inhabitable. We have only 22m people here and only a quarter or less is working and paying taxes. That is very little revenue the Government gets compared to other countries, to spend on resettling refugees.
No, I was not born here. I came from a war torn country 55 years ago. Waited my turn to come here legally and had to live in Bonnegilla pennyless until I found a job and made enough money to rent a house for my family.
There were no handouts or mollycoddling from the Government.
Am I biased? Yes, I am, and I am a proud naturalised Australian citicen.
My father told me before I left for this beautiful country; "You go to a new world, you have to learn the language, the laws of the land and the customs, and assimilate if you want to make it your home for the rest of your life.
How many assylum seekers assimilate here after being granted to stay?
I am all for helping needy people, but when they start demanding more than one can give, my compassion vanes drastically.
Erica
