Australia divided by the measures against illegal immigration

Australia's government faces a wave of criticism for alleged unfair and inhumane treatment of immigrants and have agreed to send illegal immigrants to Malaysia in return for Burmese refugees.

Australia and Malaysia agreed on Saturday that the next 800 illegal immigrants access to Australian shores by boat will be moved to Malaysia to be procesedas their asylum applications.

In return, Australia will accept 4,000 refugees who have already been evaluated by the United Nations, mainly Burmese, who are in Malaysia as part of this controversial measure that cost the Administration Gillard about 292 million local dollars (218 million euros) over the next four years

 

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today refused to be ruled out that his government sent to Malaysia to minors, sick or pregnant women and emphasized the "firmness" with which it will implement this controversial measure, whose details are still emerging.

 

A spokesman for Amnesty International in Sydney, Graham Thom recalled that Malaysia, which hosts some 92,000 refugees, is not a signatory to the Convention on the Status of Refugees of the United Nations.