One of America’s best-known television journalists has expressed surprise at what has become a regular part of Australian life.
Megyn Kelly, who has hosted shows on Fox News and NBC, brought Sky News Australia host Paul Murray onto her SiriusXM show to explain how Australia deals with migrants trying to get there by boat.
Kelly seemed surprised by the comparison to the United States’ border problems when she said that “Australia doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to illegal immigration.”
‘One of the things that interested me in this was in 2022, when they excluded Novak Djokovic, who would not receive the (Covid) vaccine.
‘And then this led me to this in-depth look. Australia in general is no stranger to saying “No, stay away.” They don’t really care.’
He asked Murray how Australia came to have such a strict and rigid line on immigration.
“About 20 years ago there was sort of a big difference between Australians who believed, ‘Oh, we have to be compassionate and anyone who can make it this far should be able to become a citizen,'” he said.
‘But the reality was that people were dying on that trip. Now, most likely the path was from Indonesia. Get on a boat, pay $10,000 to a human smuggler and you’ll finally head towards Australia.
‘You get here close enough (and you did), “Ah, well, thanks for the effort, you’re in.”
The Sky News presenter said the deaths of “thousands of people” sparked a change, with the Australian government saying: “Yes, we’re an island, but we don’t care how you get here, you’ve got to get ahead.” the front door.
“So, simply put, if you came here illegally, our position was that we would turn the ship around and send you back.”
American TV presenter Megyn Kelly (pictured) brought Sky News Australia presenter Paul Murray onto her SiriusXM show to explain how Australia deals with migrants trying to get there by boat.
Murray then explained the return policy under which ships can be escorted by the Australian Navy back to the port from which they departed.
“If you got here, you went into an offshore processing center and, simply put, you stayed there until you decided to come home or you decided to come home.”
Kelly told her guest that “The main objective of the tough policies was deterrence, and therein lies, I think, the most important lesson for the United States.
“Because being perceived as inhuman is part of the point.”
Murray agreed and told him: “The idea is that there is a front door.” And just like you don’t cut the line when you go to Disney… you don’t cut the line when it comes to immigration.’
He added that there are many legal ways to migrate to Australia. “If you fill out the paperwork, if you’re that amazing (you can) become a citizen, that will happen.”
“If you have skills for our country, it’s great, but otherwise, no.”
He added: “The key message I want to convey to Americans is that they have to have the idea that they have a country worth protecting by having a border, and they have to draw the line to say that it is a privilege to be here.” , it is not a right that will be granted to you if you find a way to get here.”
Sky News presenter Paul Murray (pictured) explained Australia’s harsh immigration system to Megyn Kelly.
Megyn Kelly Novak Djokovic (pictured) was banned from Australia for refusing to take the Covid vaccine and caught her interest.
Kelly then read part of a Diplomat magazine article that said: “Australia is the only country that requires immigration detention for all who arrive illegally.”
‘It is as if you came here illegally and were subjected to mandatory detention, including those seeking protection as refugees.
‘”Australia has one of the most punitive policies in the world on forced migration…Australia effectively punishes those who flee to the country in search of protection.”
‘This is someone who doesn’t like politics. But I’ll tell you, most Americans would be reading this right now, Paul, and they’d say, “Good.”
Murray said: ‘The people who are turning up (in Australia) are not refugees, they are people who are trying to seek better access to social care.
‘Because the reality… is that while a lot of people would like to think that Australia is some kind of big version of Texas, the reality is that we are Canada or the United Kingdom in terms of social welfare, but with a lot more desert.’
He also offered advice on what the United States could learn from Australia’s immigration policies.
‘It is very simple. If you end up in Mexico and are trying to come from somewhere way down on the map, guess what, Mexico is the safe place to go…
“So the United States has every right to say, ‘Well, fuck you, you can go back to the nearest safe country.’
Murray said that people who try to get to Australia by boat are deterred because they are sent to ‘Nauru, which is an island country to the west (our government gave a lot of money to that country) or they move to a place called Papua New Guinea, which is just north.
“The thing is, you’re never going to get here physically… It’s the Australian Defense Force that’s in charge of this and that’s presumably what I would suggest you need in America.”
Kelly put this into context for her followers, saying: “Basically, not only are you not coming to Australia, we’re going to send you to this other little island where we’re going to pay a bunch of money to process you.” people.
“And you won’t really be able to enjoy the fruits of Australian life while we decide what to do with you.”
Murray claimed that “80 per cent” of Australians support his offshore processing system and then offered further advice to the United States.
Paul Murray told Megyn Kelly about people sent to an immigration detention center on Nauru (pictured)
‘When you have a better social welfare system for people who came… illegally than for people who, for whatever reason, end up on the streets of San Francisco, you have a problem.
“You would think that social justice warriors would see this, but instead they have this kind of infantilized idea that every person who crosses the border is in their asses and is doing it so they can have a better life.” for their families.
“But the reality is that there are many people who know that there is a better life in the United States, with greater protections and even a minimum wage in the United States that is better than the life they have in the United States.” other parts of Latin America, which means they are economic migrants.
“They are not refugees, they are economic asylum seekers,” he said.