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Immigration - Refugees

ACT The Liberal Party Rodney Hide

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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Keith Locke

Progressively increase our refugee quota from 750 per year to 1000 per year
Ensure that all refugees and asylum seekers are treated humanely, with detention only used in exceptional cases, where a genuine security risk can be identified
Abide by the provisions of the 1951 Refugee Convention and related international agreements
Improve funding to the RMS Refugee Resettlement to enable it to fulfil its mandate
Provide specialised services for refugees, such as the Refugees as Survivors Clinics

New Zealand Labour Party Hon Clayton Cosgrove

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Maori Party Dr Pita Sharples Not
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National Party of New Zealand

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New Zealand First Rt Hon Winston Peters

Review 'family reunification' policies across both the immigrant and refugee categories
The family reunification category will be limited to spouses and immediate dependent children only and will be incorporated into the 750 annual quota
Ensure that those with a serious criminal conviction from an overseas jurisdiction cannot be considered for refugee status
Replace the Refugee Status Appeals Authority with a body directly accountable to parliament

Progressive Coalition Hon Jim Anderton Not
set out
on
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United Future New Zealand Hon Peter Dunne

Fulfill New Zealand's commitment to refugees and encourage inward immigration of key workers and international students' whilst developing incentives for New Zealanders to stay in New Zealand
Devise comprehensive and integrated immigrant settlement programmes
Increase resources for ESOL programmes to ensure that new residents can participate fully in education and life in New Zealand

Establish a specific employment placement service for refugees

You can find the policy positions of more parties by checking these websites.
Alliance New Zealand
Democrats for Social Credit
Direct Democracy Party
Libertarianz
The Republic Party of New Zealand

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