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Unindoctrinated t1_j82wmjj wrote

Reply to comment by panzer22222 in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy

Nice job skipping my main point. Illegal immigrants should be treated identically, no matter their race, country of origin, or wealth. They aren't. Certainly not since Howard figured out how to use them to prompt racist Aussies to keep electing him.

I'm not an open border fan. I'm a fan of Australia not being an international embarrassment due to our mistreatment of refugees. I'm a fan of adhering to the conditions of international agreements that we sign. I'm a fan of basic decency towards people.

We literally put children in prison because their parents tried to move them to a country that might provide them a better life. That is unjust and inhumane.

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Your_Ebb_And_Flow t1_j865nkf wrote

Didn't realize that Asians and lebanese where 1. White and 2. Coming in on boats. Thanks for clearing that up, bigot

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Unindoctrinated t1_j87j9fl wrote

You've either seriously misunderstood me or replied to the wrong person's comment.

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