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Hi WW You make some reasonable points, which is why I'm happy to continue the conversation. As usual, i suspect we are a lot closer in opinion than those reading this thread may think. In any case, again for brevity: - I don't believe those who have been granted asylum should be sent...

Hi WW For brevity: - No-one is talking about invasions. I don't believe innocent civilians who have been targeted by their own regime and are about to be killed should be expected to somehow overthrow their own country by themselves. - Nations on the other hand should do whatever it...

Hi WW I'm not quite sure of your logic here. If we are talking Afghanistan then I support the deployment there of professional troops from around the world who are engaged in a long and arduous process to bring freedom to an oppressed people - although IMO the implementation leaves a lot to...

Hi WW Engineering in Australia is a hiding to nothing right now. We are the most expensive place on the planet to do engineering and most of it can be done anywhere. Until the dollar weakens we shall see more and more engineering work head overseas. Many companies are only just starting to...

That's more a reflection of our current balance of payments and financial system than it is a reflection of the cost of providing a safe haven for genuine refugees. We can fix the former and easily accomodate the latter if we chose to prioritise that end. Interesting argument but I thought...

Hi WW I agree with you up to a point. However, IME the vast majority of immigrants from southern Europe (I know an awful lot of them...) and indeed elsewhere are entrepreneurial types looking for a better life and were essentially escaping the cultures you refer to when given the opportunity...