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(Class Handout, Essay by Peter Mares, Pacific Solution).
As soon as the events occurred there was a direct hatred by some towards the middle-eastern countries. The Australian government can account for some of their emotions and actions that were felt after the attacks from the terrorists with the Muslim backgrounds. The nations strive for the answer to safety and prevention to terrorist attacks was.
The Pacific solution. It was introduced on September 27th to with-hold any unlawful refugees arriving by boat and to stop them halfway upon their journey on close remote islands. The following excised islands are where the unlawful immigrants can apply for a visa unless the minister disapproves of this, Cartier Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos Island, Ashmore Island. Here the refugees can apply for their visas and wait to be accepted without entering Australia. Though it does not seem fair to place the refugees on the islands that then have to support them. As Nauruan Member of Parliament has spoken about the issue on Radio in an interview on 13th March about the "economic problems that the Island faces;.
"The Nauruan people to this date as we speak are continuing to have their electricity cut off, water is not there. For the last four weeks, I myself as a Member of Parliament have not received any allowance, and the people who are staying at Topside - the refugees - are getting a good deal. In fact they're living better than the Nauruans themselves".
(Interview on Pacific Beat program, Radio Australia, 13 March 2002).
The idea of The Pacific solution was to minimize any threat to Australia and to help solve the long standing and debated issues of the detention centers, in which it has not done so.
The government has a policy for Asylum seekers who enter the country illegally without a current visa or an entry permit, are to be placed in one of the six privately owned detention centers. High numbers of illegal entrants who have broken the law are responsible for the introduction of detention centers.