sustain:if:able kiwi

asylum seeker facts

• The vast majority of people seeking asylum in Australia arrive by plane.
• 95% of asylum seekers arriving by boat are found to be genuine refugees.
• Just 3441 asylum seekers were given refugee status in Australia last year, roughly 1% of the total migration program for that year.
• In comparison, around 50,000 people over-stayed their visa last year alone – mostly people with business, student or holiday visas.
• Australia only accepts 1% of the worlds’ refugees.
• At the current rate of refugee arrivals, it would take 20 years to fill the MCG.
• It is not illegal to arrive in Australia seeking asylum.

From here.

• Ruth, part of genealogy of Jesus, was a refugee.
• Moses was seeking asylum when he fled Egypt.
• So was Jesus when his parents fled from Herod’s military might.

From here

Sorry, I’m sure this issue is more complex than such simple sound bites.