Asylum seekers and immigration detention

Asylum seekers and immigration detention / edited by Justin Healey.

The record rate of unauthorised and unsafe boat arrivals on Australian shores has further fuelled the longstanding asylum seeker debate and prompted the federal government to seek an effective solution to a seemingly intractable border control problem. The government's recent policy backdown wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Healey, Justin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thirroul : The Spinney Press, 2013.
Series:Issues in society ; v. 353.
Subjects:
Political refugees > Australia.
Detention of persons > Australia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Detention of persons
Political refugees
Australia
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The record rate of unauthorised and unsafe boat arrivals on Australian shores has further fuelled the longstanding asylum seeker debate and prompted the federal government to seek an effective solution to a seemingly intractable border control problem. The government's recent policy backdown which resulted in the reintroduction of offshore processing for asylum seekers while at the same increasing the annual refugee intake, has drawn both praise and condemnation. Should Australia 'turn back the boats' of the so-called 'queue jumpers' to deter the unsafe and unscrupulous practices of people smu.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
ISBN:9781922084040
1922084042
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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