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Apr 21, 2009 09:41

The Coalition, knowing a nice little vote-earner when they see one, want to reinstate Temporary Protection Visas. These are illegal for more than one reason: they're intended to deter refugees from seeking safety (which they don't), and they discriminate against refugees. In this instance, I don't mean "technically asylum seekers but almost ( Read more... )

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hiraethin April 21 2009, 12:09:55 UTC
I have seen no convincing argument for reinstating TPVs. Looks like populism of the lowest order to me.

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