asylum seeker

Only a person who can claim that they have a well-founded fear of persecution can claim asylum. The majority of asylum seekers come to the UK from four main countries. These are Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Sri Lanka. Different people see the asylum seekers in different situations. Some see them and immediately give them sympathy and say that they would do the same if they were in the same situation. Whilst others see them all as people who only come here for the money and this annoys them because in a way they are paying for them. The tax they pay goes straight into asylum seekers pockets, this is a common thought amongst many people. The asylum seekers are the outsiders as they are trying to join a major group of people (country trying to enter). The insiders are the general public of the country the asylum seekers are trying to enter. This is because they are trying to integrate into our society. They are weaker in society because most have little knowledge of Europe and speak very harsh

Certain provisions of the Refugees Convention are incorporated in domestic law by means of the Migration Act 1958, which indicate how the law is interpreted in Australia. They are as follows.  
To “enter Australia” means to enter the “migration zone”, namely land, seaports and piers.
Persons in Australian waters, but outside these places, do not “enter Australia” for the purposes of the Act. Therefore, Australia considers that it does not have Refugee
Convention obligations to these people.2
The “migration zone” also includes “excised offshore places” — places that are part of
Australia, but “excised” in the sense that asylum seekers are not able to apply for a protection visa in these places. Instead, they must undergo a Refugee Status Assessment, and on the basis of that assessment, the Minister may grant refugee status or not. The
Minister’s decision is not appealable in the