Bartering on Refugees: The Costa Rica Solution

‘It used to be claimed that you could not let the former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, go anywhere with any degree of freedom. The mouth would open, the madness would come out. His successor’s efforts have not been much better, reflecting a deep seated pathology in the global refugee debate and notions of violated borders.
On arriving in New York, Malcolm Turnbull seemed full of poorly minted ideas. He insists that his country’s policy on asylum is one to be emulated – globally. “Addressing irregular migration, through secure borders, has been essential in creating confidence that the government can manage migration in a way that mitigates risks and focuses on humanitarian assistance on those who need it most.”’
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