Slam shut your borders or pay a terrible price, says Australia's ex-premier TONY ABBOTT

Naturally, the safety and prosperity that exists almost uniquely in Western countries is an irresistible magnet.

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These blessings are not the accidents of history, but the product of values painstakingly discerned and refined, and of practices carefully cultivated and reinforced over hundreds of years. Implicitly or explicitly, the imperative to ‘love your neighbour as you love yourself’ is at the heart of every Western policy. It expresses itself in laws protecting workers, in strong social security safety nets, and in the readiness to take in refugees. Read more: