RE: "it saddens me that it seems and feels like more and more refugees are being granted temporary statuses and then PR, and then Citizenship (PR to Citizenship is done on the mainland) while others with something to offer the country immediately are denied that possibility
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I see you are firmly entrenched in your compassion, which is a good thing and I am both glad and proud to call you a friend. Both our experiences has made us different people with different opinions, and that is fine by me.
As I have said before, I am willing to allow that not all the people that I have seen is an indication of the rest of the people about to come in through the doors. I am, however, reasonably wary. Wary, not because I would lose my job or upset about losing half my tax returns to them (amongst other things of course), but wary because it can mean alot of things - socially, economically and more.
of course, when some plans work out (like when I suggested mixing refugees in with small communities or planned communities, apparently it is in place in some areas like this), it is of course for the best interest of everyone involved
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Thanks, Cheryl. It is nice to be able to discuss issues like this without having hard feelings and to be able to agree to disagree. You are right, different experiences make us different people with different opinions. I constantly remind myself that I have to be objective about the world but it is difficult to do so about certain issues and often, our experiences mould our opinions. So now, I constantly remind myself that there are good eggs and bad eggs and therefore, I cannot stereotype. Such an obvious thing but often, I get too idealistic and forget reality.
By the way, what happened with the student visa and what do you mean you breached it?
Have a good rest. I am going to have a rest too. Not feeling well.
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As I have said before, I am willing to allow that not all the people that I have seen is an indication of the rest of the people about to come in through the doors. I am, however, reasonably wary. Wary, not because I would lose my job or upset about losing half my tax returns to them (amongst other things of course), but wary because it can mean alot of things - socially, economically and more.
of course, when some plans work out (like when I suggested mixing refugees in with small communities or planned communities, apparently it is in place in some areas like this), it is of course for the best interest of everyone involved ( ... )
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By the way, what happened with the student visa and what do you mean you breached it?
Have a good rest. I am going to have a rest too. Not feeling well.
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