You know, I thought the US was hard on people who sought asylum here. We don't trust them, we don't like them, and in general, we don't want them, no matter how justified their case. Heaven knows, the INS can be harsh to deal with. I thought that the US was the worst of the Western countries. But after hearing stories about Germany and now about the wonderful and humanitarian ways that Australia treats asylum-seekers, I can see that we've got some way to go to catch up.
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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