National is taking a firm stance on illegal immigration ventures and people smuggling. An attempt to illegally arrive in New Zealand by sea would be dangerous, and would put the lives of those involved at great risk. We want to discourage anyone from taking that risk.
Equally, we believe queue jumpers should not be able to push in front of genuinely needy refugees.
The Immigration Amendment Bill, which had its first reading in the House this week, sends a strong message that New Zealand is not a soft touch. There are formal, transparent, and well-established processes by which people can, and should, seek to reside in New Zealand as refugees or asylum-seekers.
The Government remains committed to upholding our international good citizen obligations through the refugee quota and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA).
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