What a load of rubbish , can all the right do is try to scare...

What a load of rubbish , can all the right do is try to scare people about every little thing.

"Between 2005 and 2009, the United States of America received the largest number of new asylumseekers
(250,000 claims), followed by France (187,300 claims), the United Kingdom (149,600
claims), Canada (141,100 claims), and Sweden (126,800 claims). Together, the three leading asylum
countries received one-third of all asylum requests submitted in the 44 industrialized countries listed"

"Based on the first indicator (national population), between 2005 and 2009 the two Mediterranean
islands of Cyprus and Malta received on average the highest number of asylum-seekers compared to
their national population; 30 and 22 applicants per 1,000 inhabitants, respectively. Sweden ranked third (14 applicants per 1,000 inhabitants), followed by Liechtenstein (13 applicants per 1,000 inhabitants),
Norway (10 applicants per 1,000 inhabitants), and Austria (9 applicants per 1,000 inhabitants) (see
Figure 3). The United States of America, the main recipient of new asylum-seekers during this period,
was ranked 27th with an average of one asylum-seeker per 1,000 inhabitants."

"Comparing the number of asylum-seekers to the Gross Domestic Product (PPP) of a country reveals a
slightly different picture. Here, the United States of America and France are the countries with the
highest number of asylum-seekers (5.5 applicants per capita each) compared to its national economy,
followed by the United Kingdom (4.1 applicants per capita), Canada (3.6 applicants per capita), and
Sweden (3.4 applicants per capita) (see Figure 4).14"

"The number of asylum-seekers in Australia and New Zealand increased by 30 per cent during 2009
(6,500 claims) compared to the previous year (5,000). It is primarily in Australia that the increase
occurred with 6,200 claims, up 29 per cent from 2008. However, despite this recent increase, figures in
Australia remain not only below those observed in 2000 (13,100 claims) and 2001 (12,400 claims) but
also far below those recorded by many other industrialized countries. In New Zealand, levels have
remained fairly stable in the past five years (on average 300 new claims per year)."

http://www.unhcr.org/4ba7341a9.html


I don't hear the USA ,Canada , UK , France ,Sweden etc saying asylum seekers are a threat to their sovereignty.

Just another beat like todays NBN story by a out of control non balanced right winged Australian.

We have much bigger issues than this to worry about.

Shame on the Australian for printing such nonsense.