Can we learn from Australia on border security and Illegal "immigration"?

2015-04-10T11:43:08-04:00

After a failed experiment of welcoming ALL to Australia, a new administration put on the brakes, enforced their borders/coastlines, turned boatloads of potential illegals around, and flew home, those who actually made it into Australia. Is this a model for the US to follow, or should we continue on our current path?

http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/nickadams/2015/02/20/not-a-single-illegal-immigrant-in-7-months-in-australia-n1959773/page/full

- Not a Single Illegal Immigrant in 7 Months... In Australia

Youve arrived in Australia illegally. As a result, you will never get to stay here. You will never get to be an Australian. So, you have two options- we will take you to a processing center, and you will wait in detention for your asylum application to be processed. Or we will fly you home free.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 10 at 2015 11:44 AM

2015-04-10T11:44:01-04:00

We definitely should NOT continue on our current path!

Response by SSG Gerhard S. made Apr 10 at 2015 11:55 AM

2015-04-10T11:55:29-04:00

In a recent interview on the Radio, a spokesperson from Australia also indicated that over 2000 people died trying to make it to Australia by boat during their experiment in open immigration. The same issue abounds at our Southern border (nearly 6000 dead since 1998) as well as with the stretch of water between Cuba and the Florida Keys (estimated 16,000 dead since 1959).

Of course, Cubans have a special incentive, as they are granted legal permanent residency, and eventual US citizenship once they step foot on dry land.

Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Apr 13 at 2015 8:29 PM

2015-04-13T20:29:08-04:00

It might sound rude or crude to some but we cannot continue allowing illegal immigrants to stay in our country with free, to them, resources and benefits. When they are caught, depending on where they are from put them back on a bus, train, plane or boat and send them back. Yes it will cost money to do this but it will be cheaper than allowing them to flood a broken immigration system.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Apr 13 at 2015 9:04 PM

2015-04-13T21:04:43-04:00

Crikey, I'm in.

Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Mar 12 at 2016 9:32 PM

2016-03-12T21:32:38-05:00

I messed up on my vote by not reading and thinking about the old Australia's immigration system which was to allow all in since their country was under populated. The state of GA, and a few others, like AUS was set up as prison colonies by the British. The US used to let all in because we need people to help settle the US and then out West. Times change and the risk of open borders have changed.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Sep 1 at 2016 11:40 PM

2016-09-01T23:40:59-04:00

SSG Gerhard S. Remember the Australian SF established quite a hard corps reputation in Vietnam! Maybe not as fierce as the ROKs, but the ROKs were on our payroll!