Maxy, Toddy-we just approach this from different positions so not sure why you have to get so antsy.
I start from the moral questions. You start from the logistics. Naturally I believe I am starting from the proper place and you are starting from the wrong stance.
So I start off asking
are there lots of refugees in the world? ( 50 million)
are we taking some of them? ( yep 12,000)
are we taking fewer even though the numbers are growing ( yep-see link below)
are we taking our fair share? ( nope- took 0.6 of global total)
are we capable of taking more ? ( yep-triple A rating, unemployment ate 5.8, lots of land, good education and health services etc-means we are well placed to take more)
are some poor countries taking more that their fair share ( yep -more than half of the refugees (54%) are hosted by just nine countries – Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Kenya, Chad, Ethiopia, and China)
Then when I see that we do need to do more, I look at the logistics. I make the assumption that countries can put systems in place to manage the refugees. I also make the assumption that it is a complex problem with no easy solutions. I also consider it is essential for countries, in regions, to work together. Midori had some good links to suggestion that I consider as a good way to go back a page or so-have a look.( last link) Am not sure if it will work, but worth a try. Its not enough to say we have it sorted here, because on an ethical level, we don't, so other things need to be tried. Many gov'ts in the world are working away at this-its not simple.
Someone is getting paid big bucks to try and sort these logistics out but I can suggest that we can take:
50,000 a year, at the moment. It can go up and down. That can change because the global situation is changing.( have said this lots of times already). It can also change because that number may only be sustainable for a few years, after that numbers would need to be reduced)
Have already said lots of times that most refugees can't get here because they don't have the means and if you go an look at the figures you will see that is the case. So your 'we will get overrun' is just paranoia.
If there are good systems in place, the people smugglers will be less of an issue ( not that I see it a such a problem in any case)
Good graphs here re our 'role' that some of you might find easier to understand.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/as-w...-australia-goes-backwards-20140620-3ajqj.html