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Robertt S:
My hat is off to the government of Australia, perhaps you guys could come over here and show our so-called leaders how it is supposed to be done!

Willy The Londoner:
Australia has always had my vote in respect of the way it handle immigration.  There has always been restrictions on who could be admitted to the country and for the sake of residents I hope that it continues that way. Convictions, ten pound poms and sunshine and oranges are long gone but they made Aus what it is today.  (Maybe Mr Foster should not have been let in to make beer though!)

We now have a situation in the UK where people from 23 countries in the European Union, can freely move to and live and work there with no restrictions.   

Some 200,000 a year make that journey maybe more as there is no real way of telling in the numbers plus there are the legals and illegals from other parts of the World.

It puts pressure on everything, schools, hospitals, housing in fact any service that is provided by the government and local authorities.

Any one who protested was and is called a racist!  It is not racism its is common sense. If a bus come along and has 40 seats then how can it possibly cope if 60 can freely get on it? 

I think May 2015 will be a shake up for all in the UK.

Willy

Robertt S:
Same situation here with the illegals. Many people including myself are hoping for some serious changes to be made next month. I plan to start looking for any and all petitions that aim to limit a politician's term in office and sign every damn one I can find. I honestly believe that politics should not be a career option. I think all public offices that require elections should be limited to 2 terms just like the presidency. I think their pay stops when they leave office and their pay while in office should be voted on by the people, not the politicians themselves.

David E:
Our current Government was elected 12 months ago on the platform "Stop The Boats"

The previous Govt. had virtually given massive support to this illegal trade in illegal migrants by accepting anybody who got here by this method. Many illegals perished on the Ocean as a result of being lured (for large sums of money) by people smugglers in India, Middle East and Asia. We had thousands and thousands of "economic refugees" coming here with no recourse to stop them. Can you imagine what some of these people would eventually get up to !!!!

There was a huge outcry (from the lunatic MINORITY) over this policy, but the silent MAJORITY spoke with their votes.

At this time the boats have STOPPED COMPLETELY, if you want to come to live in Aus...fill in the paperwork, get in the queue, pay your fees and maybe you will be successful...if you qualify as a GENUINE refugee or GENUINE Migrant seeking a new life here. We are taking 50,000 genuine refugees each year, and that is fact, this figure may be increased in the future...but.....there are rules and now the rules have been dictated by the Govt...not the people smugglers.

It is not difficult...just needs Political will and a Mandate from the people.

How we clean up the mess created by the previous bunch of dickheads I dont know, but we sure let in some absolute bas##ds from the Middle East who are now making bad noises.

Luckily, our current Govt is sharpening up the anti terrorist Laws to deal with these scum who have come here to destroy our way of life. The silent MAJORITY is right behind Abbot (Prime Minister) on this issue, we will back him all the way.

Desperate times need desperate solutions.

CypherDragon:

--- Quote from: Robertt S on October 11, 2014, 12:03:47 am ---Same situation here with the illegals. Many people including myself are hoping for some serious changes to be made next month. I plan to start looking for any and all petitions that aim to limit a politician's term in office and sign every damn one I can find. I honestly believe that politics should not be a career option. I think all public offices that require elections should be limited to 2 terms just like the presidency. I think their pay stops when they leave office and their pay while in office should be voted on by the people, not the politicians themselves.

--- End quote ---

While the idea is solid, there are a lot of things that would also need to change in order for low term limits to work realistically. The biggest thing that needs to change is we need to take the money out! No more campaign contributions, no more lobbying...and set Congress critter pay to some measurable metric that ties their salary with how the country is doing overall. I'm a fan of making it some multiple (like between 150-200%) of the median US household income. It would still give them a bigger paycheck then most Americans, but at least it would provide some incentive to improve everyone's lives, not just the super-rich. Take away their ability to exempt them from the laws that they pass. And for gods' sake, corporations are NOT people!

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