Call me cynical but if those people fleeing war, oppression and persecution were 'white', christian and english speaking would Rudd and Abbot dare to use them as political footballs and ammunition? Would more people in the community then care about the situations they have fled and their future security in 'our' country? I want all politicians to remember that other than the traditional custodians of this wide land, we are ALL boat people. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land - it is not our right to refuse others entry into this land.
