The Australian argues that refugee activists should admit that strong border protection policy plays a crucial role in preventing people from taking advantage of Australias generosity in the wake of six Iranian boatpeople were caught holidaying in their homeland.
Six Iranian refugees who were given protection visas returned to Iran on holiday despite claiming they feared being persecuted there.
The Australian argues that the latest revelations about six refugees from Iran should provide the final dose of reality that silences all those activists and politicians who campaign against strong border protection policy.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal reportedly has overturned Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's decision to cancel their visas and deport them.
Some Australian politicians labelled boat arrivals economic migrants, including former Foreign Minister Bob Carr in 2013. The Australian agrees with this, saying this was mainly true of those arriving from Iran, who make up the vast majority now held on Nauru and Manus Island.
Although the paper understands that some people would want to have a better life here, it believes the integrity of our immigration system relies on order, and the generosity of our humanitarian quota relies on our right to select those who are in the most dire need.
