This essay analyses whether or not Australia is ethical towards the people who are fleeing from their country to a country where they are safe and protected. Throughout this essay secondary sources such as websites will be used to determine whether the Australian government is being equally fair to Refugees and Asylum seekers.
‘A refugee is a person who has fled his or her country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality or membership of a particular social group’ (NSW Government department of education , 2015).
As shown in (Dictionary.com, 2016) the definition of ‘illegal’ is defined as ‘forbidden by law or statute.’ The classification of an asylum seeker is people or peoples …show more content…
One of these being ‘all these boats’ the truth is that in 2008 to 2009 Australia allowed a total of 2,497 onshore protection and humanitarian visas, which is fewer than half arriving by boat. There is no such thing as boats arriving and threatening the borders, and there never has been. Another myth being ‘they’re a security threat’ each and every one of the ‘illegal’ refugees who come to Australia are required to undergo a rigorous Australian Government security check, as a result of this the only reason being is because they are fleeing from persecution and any threats in their country (A Just Australia). All asylum seekers and refugees undergo security checks to ensure that no one who is trying to enter the country is at risk of any crime to the rest of the community. The phrase ‘illegal refugee’ is extremely misleading, as the (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) quotes that ‘great care must be taken to avoid describing people who arrived on boat without visa in terms that are likely to be inaccurate or unfair, by using the terms such as ‘illegal’ or ‘illegal immigrants.’ As part of the Australian Governments role it is to put a stop the ongoing and misleading term of ‘illegal refugees’ and focus on promoting and encouraging kindness and generosity around each …show more content…
The Australia’s offshore processing and “no advantages” policies have been discriminated between asylum seekers based on their sate of arrival and how they arrived. (Jesuit Refugee Service Australia , 2015) Found that the detention centres that hold ‘Illegal’ Refugees and their children, suffer from mental health with 34 per cent of children who are locked in the centre suffering from health issues compared to the 2 per cent of the general
‘A refugee is a person who has fled his or her country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality or membership of a particular social group’ (NSW Government department of education , 2015).
As shown in (Dictionary.com, 2016) the definition of ‘illegal’ is defined as ‘forbidden by law or statute.’ The classification of an asylum seeker is people or peoples …show more content…
One of these being ‘all these boats’ the truth is that in 2008 to 2009 Australia allowed a total of 2,497 onshore protection and humanitarian visas, which is fewer than half arriving by boat. There is no such thing as boats arriving and threatening the borders, and there never has been. Another myth being ‘they’re a security threat’ each and every one of the ‘illegal’ refugees who come to Australia are required to undergo a rigorous Australian Government security check, as a result of this the only reason being is because they are fleeing from persecution and any threats in their country (A Just Australia). All asylum seekers and refugees undergo security checks to ensure that no one who is trying to enter the country is at risk of any crime to the rest of the community. The phrase ‘illegal refugee’ is extremely misleading, as the (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) quotes that ‘great care must be taken to avoid describing people who arrived on boat without visa in terms that are likely to be inaccurate or unfair, by using the terms such as ‘illegal’ or ‘illegal immigrants.’ As part of the Australian Governments role it is to put a stop the ongoing and misleading term of ‘illegal refugees’ and focus on promoting and encouraging kindness and generosity around each …show more content…
The Australia’s offshore processing and “no advantages” policies have been discriminated between asylum seekers based on their sate of arrival and how they arrived. (Jesuit Refugee Service Australia , 2015) Found that the detention centres that hold ‘Illegal’ Refugees and their children, suffer from mental health with 34 per cent of children who are locked in the centre suffering from health issues compared to the 2 per cent of the general