We often see in the Australian media the news that the Australian Immigration Service and the police have joined forces to catch black people. But do we know the situation of a triad after being held in a detention centre? Can their human rights be guaranteed?
Some time ago, the Australian media reported a message-the Australian Immigration Service is working with the Federal Police to randomly check visas in the Chinese District of Australia! Even the train and the driver of the work car!
Yes, year after year in the arrest of illegal people in Australia, this year's news is particularly big. It's because there are too many people in Australia illegally!
According to the latest immigration data, there are currently more than 64,000 illegal stranded in Australia! There are 6500 Chinese among them!
Some people have left their youth in Australia for nearly 40 years! These people who do not have Australia's legal residency status are what we call black people.
So what kind of story will these black people go through when they get caught?
The roommate was captured by the Immigration Board for this reason:
Two years ago, his roommate Xiao Li, who had no valid visa at work, was arrested by the Australian Immigration Service and held in the Detention Centre (Detention Centre.
Xiao Li therefore wanted to apply for refugees. He heard that writing to the immigration minister would get sympathy, so he asked his roommate to write for himself.
It was very strange at the time, so why not ask an immigration agent professional to write it?
The roommate said, "it's urgent, Xiao Li doesn't have much money. It's not easy for everyone to go out. Give me a hand."
So he learned about Xiao Li's experiences and experiences over the years through his roommate:
Xiao Li did not graduate primary school to go home to earn money, home to a small number of people in rural areas, each can only be divided into 5 points, rice is definitely not enough rations, so choose to grow more productive sweet potato. This boy can eat very much, can eat 5 sweet potatoes every day, fortunately he can feed himself.
Xiao Li's family is close to the sea and occasionally goes fishing with the villagers. Life was hard but happy, and at a certain age he obeyed his parents and took a wife to have children.
At this time, developers invested in his port, and built a large-scale seafood processing base. So the villagers couldn't stop the boat at the port because the cost was too high.
The seafood processing plant was expected to solve the villagers' employment, but only a few places are in the hands of village cadres. Coupled with seafood processing base to their land expropriation, compensation is very little, life really can not live.
The villagers felt that the compensation for land requisition was too little, and Xiao Li went with several young people to ask the village cadres. Village cadres said that the brigade was just for this, and had the ability to ask the brigade to go.
After everyone went home, some policemen said they were in trouble and asked everyone to talk. As soon as they added up, they all decided to go out and hide from the wind.
After all kinds of accidents, Xiao Li was afraid of revenge in his hometown, so he was forced to smuggle into Sydney to work. It is hoped that the immigration minister will sympathize with his fate and allow him to live legally in Australia.
Just three weeks later, the Immigration Secretary's office wrote back that Xiao Li's materials had been forwarded to the Immigration Service.
At this time, Xiao Li's mood at detention centre increased, friends sent him some luffa, cabbage and other rapeseed and farm tools, allowing him to spend time on the grass.
Xiao Li also played mahjong with others, watched TV, and the managers thought that everyone played cards, mahjong, TV and games every day. They asked everyone to exercise more and give shopping vouchers to those who exercise regularly. You can buy phone cards, cigarettes, and other things in the commissary.
So one day Xiao Li saw his fellow-townsman Xiao Wang at the gym. Wang said he had gone to his hometown with a woman, and the management had arranged for them a separate room, so he would not have to live in the big room with the black man.
Xiao Li himself also told roommates that some of the basic facilities in the detention centre are available, management humanized, administrators are very good.
In spite of this, the days of loss of freedom are very difficult.
At the same time, Xiao Li's friend asked his employers, colleagues and customers to write letters to the immigration minister.
Xiao Li's clients include lawyers, Justices of the Peace, successful businessmen, etc. The Australians of European origin agreed without hesitation as soon as they heard the cause, never had any contempt or doubt, and then called several times to inquire about the progress of the matter and whether they needed more help.
Half a year later, one Friday, Xiao Li's immigration officer, Mary, called anxiously, saying: "according to the law, I have to make a decision on Xiao Li's stay by 5 pm today. Based on the available materials, I will have to make a negative decision against Xiao Li. But in a final communication with Jason, the charity immigration agency, it was learned that he was seeking a Red Cross guarantee. I need Xiao Li to write an application for postponement. Now it is 4 o'clock, Jason and I are unable to communicate with my brother, how to do? This must be signed by the younger brother. What if you were in town, and my little brother was on the outskirts of a two-hour drive? "
I said: "I wrote the application letter in English and Chinese and faxed it to Detention Centre, Xiao Li, who signed the fax and then faxed it to you."
Mary said with relief: "Smart girl!" I can have a good weekend. "
We have never met Jason,Mary, an immigration officer, but they have so dutifully worked for a "black people" who live at the bottom of society.
Soon Mary informed us that the Immigration Secretary had decided to give Xiao Li another opportunity to apply for legal residence. During this period, government provided Xiao Li with free lawyers, immigration agents and interpreters. They will serve Xiao Li until the end of his case, including from the initial application to the highest court appeal Red Cross will provide Xiao Li living and medical expenses, including psychological counselling, treatment costs.
If you can prove that Xiao Li's residence is not a problem, Xiao Li can leave Detention Centre for a refugee application.
Detention Centre is privately contracted, taxpayers pay, and are subject to multi-faceted supervision to ensure the safety of occupants.
Over the next year and a half, Xiao Li was paid by Australian taxpayers for the full service of immigration agents, lawyers and translators
Refugee applications were conducted with the charity help of the Red Cross, the International Refugee Office in Sydney.
But Xiao Li's application was rejected, and Xiao Li copied his material from the Refugee Appeals Court to show me that the immigration judge used more than 20 pages to argue that Xiao Li would not be retributed from different angles.
Although still able to appeal, but thinking of his wife who had been waiting for many years in his hometown, Xiao Li asked immigration authorities to prepare tickets to return to China and reunite with his wife.
Xiao Li said that although Australia's government rejected his application, but he is still grateful, in the past two years, regardless of his identity, he really felt the dignity and rights of human beings.
Why is Xiao Li's Australian client willing to help his brother? Because they know that Australian citizens' human rights are even more protected if the rights of "black people" such as Xiao Li can be protected. If Xiao Li's human rights are violated and they do not speak, no one will be heard when their human rights are violated.
Why would Australian taxpayers be willing to pay for detention centres and pay high fees for "black people" to apply for refugees and take up so much social resources instead of forcing "black people" to return to their homes? Because they know it's the cost of a system that guarantees human rights.
So, why do rich people have a very good chance of getting rich at home, but are busy emigrating abroad? Why do officials enjoy special treatment while actively allowing their children to study abroad? Why do some stars earn common people's money at home, but have already changed their nationality?
Perhaps this "black people" story can answer: foreign countries rely on institutions to protect human rights, not on relations, privileges on human rights protection. And that's what the rich, the officials, and the stars need after they get rich.