Asylum Seekers Persuasive Essay - 658 Words

Asylum seekers have been escaping their hostile countries for decades now, but where are they fleeing to? Not to Australia. With the Australian government forcing asylum seekers to Thailand and other foreign countries, it is lessening the number we, as Australians, have to deal with, at least that is the government’s plan. Many Australians believe that asylum seekers and refugees dont deserve to come here to Australia, however if those Australians were to be forced to flee Australia due to war, they would support them coming. The point being made is that asylum seekers deserve as much as any Australian. Australia is a free country, and we want the entire world to believe that, so why are we trying to relieve asylum seekers of the joy of†¦show more content†¦More often than not, we argue the question: What is normal? I can assure you its not the way we are treating asylum seekers. Not only is it inhumane, it is racist. Just because they come from a country that isnt th riving like our own, we must treat them like dirt beneath our feet? Just think about the term detention centres. The definition of detention is a state of being confined after ones acts of misbehaviour, or as we like to think of it, staying after school when everyones gone home as a punishment for misbehaving. But can you list three things asylum seekers have done wrong? Neither can I. I dont feel anyone could, because they are simply innocent people who have had an unfortunate lifestyle. They save up their life savings to pay for an uncertain boat trip which could easily have them killed with the same percentage of living. Its a 50/50 chance, yet they are so desperate, they will literally do anything to get out of their country, even if it’s illegal. They come on these boats, promised a good life on the other end of the trip, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and were supposed to just sit back watch as they die in detention centres? So I ask you: If you were a refugee and had nowhere to go, wouldn’t you be fleeing to the safest country in the world? I know I wouldShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesPHILADELPHIA Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright  © 2010 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Essays on twentieth century history / edited by Michael Peter Adas for the American Historical Association. p. cm.—(Critical perspectives on the past) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-4399-0269-1 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-4399-0270-7Read MorePropaganda by Edward L Bernays34079 Words   |  137 Pageswhat 39 Propaganda he has to offer the public is something which the public accepts or can be brought to accept. It is futile to attempt to sell an idea or to prepare the ground for a product that is basically unsound. For example, an orphan asylum is worried by a falling off in contributions and a puzzling attitude of indifference or hostility on the part of the public. The counsel on public relations may discover upon analysis that the public, alive to modern sociological trends, subconsciously