That does not change the FACT that the removal of the possibility of ever reaching the mainland if a asylum seeker arrived by boat smashes the people smuggler trade, and in itself is a very effective method in stopping people from drowning. Whether you have the stats or not, that is the result.
So again, are you advocating the trading off of people's lives by giving people smugglers a product to sell so others can live in first world comfort as opposed to a safe developing country alternative?
