Treatment of asylum seekers
Q. Which of the following comes is closest to your view?
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|
Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| All asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat should be sent back to the country they came from even if they are genuine refugees |
26% |
20% |
36% |
8% |
27% |
|
| Asylum seekers arriving by boat should be allowed to stay in Australia if they are found to be genuine refugees |
46% |
52% |
35% |
72% |
51% |
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| Asylum seekers arriving by boat should not be allowed to stay in Australia but be resettled in another country if they are found to be genuine refugees |
15% |
13% |
19% |
4% |
17% |
|
| All asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat should be allowed to stay in Australia whether they are genuine refugees or not |
3% |
5% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
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| Don’t know |
10% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
4% |
46% think that asylum seekers arriving by boat should be allowed to stay in Australia if they are found to be genuine refugees and 26% think all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat should be sent back to the country they came from even if they are genuine refugees. Only 15% think asylum seekers arriving by boat should not be allowed to stay in Australia but be resettled in another country if they are found to be genuine refugees.
Those more likely to think they should be sent back to the country they came from were Liberal/National voters (36%), aged 55+ (32%) and those that had not completed secondary education (41%).
Those more likely to think they should be allowed to stay in Australia if they are found to be genuine refugees were Greens voters (72%), Labor voters (52%) and those with university education (55%).
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