Although we differ on our opinions on people seeking asylum (and no doubt many other things), I generally enjoy your posts because you have rational reasons for what you believe and are able to articulate them well.
But I just want to quibble on a couple of points you've made.
1) It's not for the reason the wahooo mentioned, but I do think you're being slightly disingenuous with trumpeting that we're 3rd in resettling refugees. You're absolutely correct and it is definitely commendable, but resettlement is only a very small piece of the pie when it comes to refugee intake. The countries with the highest level of refugees (according to UNHCR stats presented here by Amnesty - https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-...s/global-refugee-crisis-statistics-and-facts/) have many magnitudes more refugees than what we accept through our resettlement intake in Australia.
2) The current government changed the interpretation of IMA from Irregular Maritime Arrival to Illegal Maritime Arrival.
3) Not a quibble per se, but I think New Zealand (and Australia probably moreso) should be working with Indonesia and the UNHCR to be supporting a regional response to the humanitarian crisis that is engulfing our northern neighbour. But taking more people through the resettlement program is something I would never argue against either, just that I think it needs to be as well as, not instead of a regional response.
