Analysis of Australia's Measures for Asylum Seekers: Justifiable?

This discussion post analyzes the measures Australia uses to prevent unauthorized asylum seekers from entering the country. The student's response argues that the measures are justifiable on legal and political grounds, such as the introduction of protection visas, control over social welfare, and the exclusion of individuals with criminal records. The post also provides a critical analysis, acknowledging both the potential for violence and the necessity of these measures to manage resources and security. References are made to the provided readings, including works by McAdam (2014), Little and Vaughan-Williams (2017), and McKenzie & Hasmath (2013) to support the arguments presented. The assignment addresses the justification of the measures taken by Australia to control the entry of asylum seekers, considering international standards and agreements around human rights and the UN Refugee Convention. The student also responds to a blog post and provides their view on the topic.

Running Head : ISSUE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN AUSTRALIA
Issue of Asylum seekers in Australia
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Q.1 Are measures such as those used by Australia to prevent unauthorised asylum-
seekers entering justifiable? On what grounds?
The measures which are taken by Australia to solve the problem of the entry of the
unauthorized asylum seekers is justifiable on the various legal and the political grounds. For
instance. Firstly, the Australian government has introduced the system of the ‘protection visa’
which will ensure that the non-permanent residents of Australia are not entitled to vote in the
elections conducted in Australia. The second measure is that the citizens of Australia are
allowed to freely enter or leave the country which demands a visa from the permanent
citizens with valid travel authority to allow the citizens to travel overseas (McAdam 2014).
The Australian government has also ensured that the refugees seeking shelter in
Australia do not get additional welfare treatments or the various entitlements of social
security as the permanent citizens are entitled to get. The Australian authorities have the
provision for providing the temporary protection regime to its refugees who have gone
through the process of assessment in the individual convention centres, this will ensure
greater safety for the permanent residents of Australia. Article 1C of the Australian
Constitution states that the refugee problem is not permanent in nature and it will end if the
circumstances in connection with the person cease to exist after a specified period of time.
Critical Analysis To the Response
The given blog highlights the violence inflicted by the Australian government on the
refugees at the time of their seeking refugees. The blog can be justified in certain aspects like
the unlawful manner of the Australian authorities in declaring a person as a refugee on the
basis of their mode and time of arrival. The second aspect that justifies the violence inflicted
by the Australian government on the refugees is debarring them from the welfare and the
personal facilities as are provided to the permanent residents of Australia (McAdam 2014).

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However, it is also important to highlight the fact these measures taken by the
Australian government is necessary if they want to deal with the rising and the ongoing
problem of refugees around the world. The measures are justifiable on the grounds if the
country has to save its internal resources and to provide higher level of security to its
permanent residents of the nation and in order to save the country from the dreadful
consequences of population rise. The measures taken for the refugees is also justifiable on the
grounds that the Australian government does not include those people in the list who have
been charged of criminal records in the past in order to ensure a transparency in the refugees
entering the nation (Little and Vaughan-Williams 2017).

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REFERENCES
Little, A. and Vaughan-Williams, N., 2017. Stopping boats, saving lives, securing subjects:
Humanitarian borders in Europe and Australia. European Journal of International Relations,
23(3), pp.533-556.
McAdam, J., 2014. Refugees: Why seeking asylum is legal and Australia's policies are not.
UNSW Press.