Australia and a revived policy

Australia is at it again with immigration, specifically in regards to asylum seekers.  They have tried on several occasions to restrict the number of individuals entering Australia seeking asylum.  Now, according to The New York Times, the Prime Minister of Australia is trying again.

In the article, he is quoted as saying “As of today asylum seekers who come here by boat without a visa will never be settled in Australia.”  Instead, they are being re-routed to New Guinea and processed there.  But the new part is that they won't be able to get into Australia, even if they are legitimate asylum-seekers.  The current perspective, according to Foreign Minister Bob Carr many of the Iranians seeking asylum, are really just economic migrants abusing the liberal entry policies