Monday, July 12, 2010

"From Australia to America, the Concerns Are the Same"

By Debra J. Saunders

"SYDNEY -- Even in a country without land borders, border security is a big issue, as asylum seekers -- many from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan -- have braved the Indian Ocean to reach Australia's shores.

The issue is of such importance that Prime Minister Julia Gillard used her first big policy speech Tuesday to announce a change in her Labor Party's immigration policies. Thus Gillard marked a sharp departure from the policies of former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, whom Gillard deposed last month."

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