Immigration - Refugees
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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
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
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