Forwarded ... Just a few figures you might be interested in:
Number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Worldwide in 2000: 14,500,000 people (World Refugee Survey 2001, U.S. Committee for Refugees) Number of Children and Adults in Australian Detention Centres as at September 7, 2001: 633 children (inc. 111 children - unaccompanied minors) and 2,659 Adults. There were a total number of 3403 people in detention with almost 1500 in Woomera. (These figures are based on Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs figures as at September 7, 2001) Numbers of People Estimated as Illegally Overstaying Visa's as Compared to Unauthorised Arrivals: Illegal Overstayers: 58, 748 (as of July 2001, almost 20% of all overstayers came from either the UK or the US) Unauthorised Arrivals: 5, 870 (ie., approx 1/10 of Illegal Overstayers !!!) (These figures are based on DIMA figures as at December, 2001) You can provide your views to the Minister about the formulation of the 2002-2003 Migration and Humanitarian Programs and associated settlement issues by sending a formal written submission by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by mail to the following address: Attention: Director Economic and Environment Section, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs PO Box 25 Belconnen ACT 2616 Online Discussion forum "The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. Philip Ruddock MP, invites members of the community to visit his Online discussion forum. The online forum has been established to enable you to express your views on a range of immigration issues relating to the formulation of the 2002-2003 Migration and Humanitarian Programs and associated settlement issues. You will also be able to read and, if you wish, comment on other people's views expressed on the site. Comments lodged for an earlier forum in October 2001 will be considered. The forum will commence on Saturday 26 January 2002 and will remain open to receive comments until Friday 22 February 2002. The Minister will respond to a range of the issues raised following the closure of the forum. This will be an opportunity to convey your views and ideas to the Minister on: * Australia's population future; * the size and composition of the Migration Program; * ways of achieving the economic and social objectives of immigration; and * Australia's Humanitarian Program. To participate in the online discussion forum, visit http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/forum and follow the instructions on the site." Relayed by: Patrick T. Byrt Convenor Volunteers and Reconciliation and Human Rights Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre Inc. 110 The Parade, NORWOOD, S.A. 5067 PO Box 4018, NORWOOD SOUTH, S.A. 5067 TEL: (08) 8362 1199 / FAX: (08) 8362 0410 Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre campaign websites: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rmclc/BIGGERPICTURE.htm http://www.adelaide.net.au/~norwcls/BIGGERPICTURE.html e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ------------------------------------------------------------ "The power of accurate observation is commonly call cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, 2001 and Recoznettwo is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from that date. This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use."
