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1. Boat people are illegal.
 
Asylum seekers who enter Australia by sea (or plane) without a valid visa are not illegal. The right to enter without prior authorisation is protected by Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which recognises that there is good cause for their unauthorised entry.
 
Like a speeding ambulance, asylum seekers [...]

Refugees/ Asylum Seekers/ Migrants
Who is a refugee?
According to the United Nations Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (also called the Refugees Convention), a refugee is someone who is outside their own country and cannot return due to a well-founded fear of persecution because of their:
race
religion
nationality
membership of a particular social group or
political opinion
Who [...]