See, I am trying REALLY hard to not be cynical about the current governments policy, and I am honestly over joyed with this outcome for these Vietnamese "boat people" as my missus is Vietnamese, and I have lived there for years and seen the VN governments crackdown on Catholics first hand...(which is far more to do with the Vaticans arrogance than the parishioners intransigence).
And no, no-one was dying, but life was made difficult for them.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-...ers-to-be-released-into-the-community/5813064
But I can't help but think that some preferential treatment is at play here because of their Christian background
A spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said it was routine for the department to grant bridging visas to "eligible illegal maritime arrivals" and release them into the community pending resolution of their immigration status.
Hang on...
Eligible illegal maritime arrivals?? Say what now?
Aren't all of these people escaping persecution of some sort? And don't play the "economic refugee" card, as these people were, and are, cashed up to the hilt.
Again, no Viet Catholics are dying, getting bombed, raped or dispossessed...the Commies, (LOL), just discriminate against them. And yes, that is wrong!! But it pales in comparison to what some of "other" asylum seekers have been through.
That couldn't possibly be one rule for some and another for the rest, (Muslims), now could it?