I added a bit a few years back when Australia was shipping the survivors of failed immigration attempts off to various South Pacific locations for processing. The boat broke apart in the Indian Ocean A torrent of water that drenched all our shores Who are these friends all scattered like seaweed? The six o'clock news says that they jumped the queue. Goodbye to Mohamed, farewell to Fatima Salaam aleikim, Abdul and Rakia You won't have a name when we ship you to Nauru All they will say is that you jumped the queue Is this the best way to defend our borders? Is this the best way to keep ourselves free? To drown in the ocean, be scattered like seaweed To be known as queue-jumpers, and not refugees
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