Immigration

1. What is an asylum seeker?
An asylum seeker is a person who has fled their own country and applies to the government of another country for protection as a refugee.
2.What reasons would they leave their country and come to Australia?
To get a much better life in a so much better country than their own home country. Most of the time they are fleeing the terrors of their home country.
3.What reasons will allow them to be approved for asylum?
Some of the reasons would be that they have no choice in coming to Australia as well as them being treated in the worst condition at their old country. They also most of the time are in very bad condition and are in need of much better living conditions such as coming to Australia where that is available. If there life or freedom is being damaged then they have to accept them and they can't turn them around as they are violating human rights.
4. From what countries are most asylum seekers coming?
Most Asylum seekers are from mainly Africa, the middle east and south west asia. Such countries they come from are such as Iraq, Sudan, Liberia, Iran, etc.

VIDEO QUESTIONS
1. What is the deal between Australia and Malaysia? (What are the numbers of people being 'swapped'?)
The deal includes sending 800 Australian refugees for 4000 Malaysian ones to Malaysia.
2. What rights will they have in Malaysia which will allow them to support themselves?
They will be treated with dignity and respect and will be provided with healthcare and community education.
3. How does Malaysia normally treat illegal immigrants?
They are not given the right to work in Malaysia they are also rounded up and put into detention. They are also caned as well as not being able to be let out into the community.
4. Are children being sent to Malaysia?
Yes they will be sent to Malaysia but will be subject to review about their status and them as a person if they are vunerable.
5. What is going to happen to the processing of the 500+ people currently in Australia who have arrived from the 7th of May?
They will be processed in Australia.
6. What do refugee advocates worry about for the 800 asylum seekers?
There is no way the Australian government can guarantee human rights safeguards.
7. What is the goal of this 'swap' program?
The goal of the swap program is a strategy designed to deter asylum seekers from undertaking boat journeys to Australia.
8. Do you think that it will work? Why/why not? 
I think it will work as it seems to many that they will be sent back to almost where they started and there is not benefit for them to come here to Australia. Malaysia is a country where human rights is not its best and this will be a threat to Asylum seekers to scare them away.