Matua Kahurangi: If you come here and break our laws, you shouldn’t expect to stay

I know a lot of people reading this probably think I’m being harsh whenever I talk about immigration and crime. Some might even accuse me of picking on certain communities. That’s not what this is about. It’s about a clear pattern that’s emerging - one where people who have come to New Zealand for opportunity end up abusing it.

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Does the Government's deportation plan go far enough?

So I'm going to suggest that Erica Stanford is on the right track with wanting to make it easier to deport criminals, but maybe she doesn't go far enough.

So at the moment, the rules are that we cannot deport criminals if they've been here on a residence visa and they've been residents for more than 10 years.

An example of this is the Mama Hooch brothers. These guys are not Kiwis.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Time to take an Australian approach to immigration

 

I think it’s becoming apparent to a lot of us that we need to stop being so soft and instead start taking a more Australian approach to immigration. 

Some say, this terrorist shouldn’t have been here.  He could have been booted out ages ago. 

Never mind the conversation about amending laws and what law he was charged under and whether he got the maximum sentence for his crime - actually none of that matters. Because he could’ve been deported. 

What happened is that the authorities tried to kick him out by revoking his refugee status. That predictably got tied up in an appeal and then paused for his criminal case and two years later he committed a knife attack.