Liberals view on asylum seekers

A surprisingly mainstream and non-ideological, possibly centre right view of the asylum seeker issue from Tony Abbot in this transcript from Q and A.

See here for the full transcript: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2859473.htm

Australia seen as an 'easy' country to get asylum in

Potential Sri Lanka asylum seekers view Australia as an 'easy' country to get asylum in. The Australian reports that successful asylum seekers in Australia spread the word to their family members how the Australian system is 'soft' and allows people to get in without much effort. Because of this leniency, potential asylum seekers target Australia. This is definitely a call to make our asylum laws stricter, which would result in a decline in the asylum seekers attempting access to Australia.

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