Man it is such a conundrum. I think most of the western nations face such dillemmas. Tough as it is, were I an asylum seeker beeing shunted around while debate raged as to where I should go, I would be devastated. I reckon let them in. An asylum seeker can't go back from where they came.
Pity they can't just set up Christmas island as their home, as a refugee base.
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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!