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Should Australia accept asylum-seeking boat immigrants?
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Last answered 23 hours ago
Yes
208,299 votes
50%
No
212,251 votes
50%
Distribution of answers submitted by Australian voters.
Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Aug 11, 2013. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorised into yes/no stances.
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a. Boat Carrying Hundreds of Migrants Capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea
3 years ago by cnn.com
b. Hardline Australia, Confused Scandinavia and Tense Russia: the Global
4 years ago by theguardian.com
c. Scott Morrison Backflips and Grants Visa to Boy Who Arrived by Boat
4 years ago by smh.com.au
d. Govt Cuts Migrant Advice to Asylum Seekers
4 years ago by smh.com.au
e. New Asylum Seeker Campaign Aimed at Afghans 'Distasteful' and 'Embarrassing'
5 years ago by smh.com.au
Data based on unique submissions (duplicates or multiple submissions are eliminated) per user using a 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Learn more about Boat Immigrants
Currently, asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat are denied immigration status. If they are genuine refugees they are resettled in Papua New Guinea and if they are not genuine refugees they are sent back to their originating country or a safe third country other than Australia. This issue is currently the highest ranked "most important" issue of the election. Learn more or See recent boat immigrants news