At the same time we also off refuge for people who are in danger in their own country. So we can't complain massively when we essentially can be saving a fair few lives. There's just a negative image that the medias created that every single one is a scrounger whereas some come here and work hard, never take any benefits etc. You also have theres a proportion that can't get a job because of their asylum status so they have to take benefits. It's a hard topic to discuss and it's not as black and white as the media makes it seem. The factors involved in it are massive. Australia is unlikely to let some in whos life is in danger unless they can prove they would have a positive contribution in the country which is fair in some ways, unfair in others. The media portray it as we let too many in etc when I know plenty of people who have come from other countries and have jobs, they have skills that we can use. Hell I know more white people scrounging off benefits than others. It all depends on how you look at it.