[!!Aaroncheg]

I think there is a huge big difference between illegal immigrants and refugees.
and it is plain ridiculous that hundreds of people who have been living in Thailand for ages or since their birth are not citizens. many of them are born without any citizenship, and are thus not entitled to have basic health care and education. they are outcasts everywhere, society even takes advantage of their availability as cheap labour. I think the worst possible solution is to have illiterate poor kids without any citizenship and prospects, and parents without the right to own a home or apply for a proper job. this just generates more illiteracy, poverty, and suffering. of course this doesn't mean that all immigrants and refugees should be welcome. there must be some balance. but those who have been fighting for citizenship for years or decades do deserve more. and refugees also do deserve more help. you cannot just send them back to Burma.