国家党的移民政策缺乏一颗爱心
国家党政府的移民政策已经变得无情并缺乏文化认知。家庭团聚政策在过去五年被无端取消。 有许多例子显示缺乏爱心，这是明显的。移民部应该懂得中国年轻人为照顾和瞻养老人提出的诉求，以及独生子女政策将这一义务赋予一个人的的深刻函义。 从2012年起，根据这一团聚政策，成年子女被拒绝进入新西兰。
移民部长Michael Woodhouse在2014年3月18日在被询问时回答说：“兄弟姐妹、成年子女类别于2012年5月关闭，政府无意重新开放这一政策。只有三分之二的被担保的兄弟姐妹和成年子女经核查在获得居留权18个月后有了工作，尽管有工作达到持续和可持续的就业是这项政策的关键要求。
我认为，考虑到他们的语言障碍和无法被承认的外国学历资格，有三分之二的人被雇用，这还真是一个相当大的成就。必须有其他机制拒绝永久居住权，直到符合就业、不增加工收局和健康的负担的标准。
我非常理解，现在家庭团聚被否针对的是现已成为居民的子女的父母。我建议，现在影响9月投票箱不仅仅是房屋不足和日益滋长的不平等，一个相当大的中国选民成份不应该不考虑。
（此件英文稿已在新西兰英文版的新西兰先驱报刊登）
文稿：Robin Patchett
注：Robin Patchett为晚晴会员陈桂边的先生
附：英文原文
Immigration Policy Lacks Heart
Immigration policy under a National Government has become heartless and devoid of cultural awareness. The Family Re-unification Policy has been dismantled over the past five years on questionable grounds. There are numerous other instances where a lack of compassion is apparent. The immigration service must know of the requirement on Chinese young people to provide care and support for their elderly and the significance of a one child policy which places this duty on one person. From 2012 adult children were denied entry into NZ under the reunification policy.
The Immigration Minister, Michael Woodhouse, when questioned and in reply stated “ The Sibling and Adult Child Category closed in May 2012 and the Government has no intention of reopening it. Only two thirds of sponsored siblings and adult children interviewed 18 months after gaining residency had jobs, despite a job offer for ongoing and sustainable employment being a key requirement of this policy”. (18 March 2014)
I would have thought that two thirds being employed was a considerable achievement when one considers the language barriers and inability to have foreign qualifications recognised. There have to be other mechanisms available to deny permanent residency until criteria such as employment are met, and there is no cost to Work and Income or the Health system without residency.
I understand that family reunification is now being denied for the parents of their resident children.I would suggest that it won’t be only the lack of houses and growing inequality that affect the ballot box in September. A sizeable Chinese constituency should not be discounted.
Robin Patchett
（This letter was published in the NZ Herald on Feb 18th）
Immigration policy under a National Government has become heartless and devoid of cultural awareness. The Family Re-unification Policy has been dismantled over the past five years on questionable grounds. There are numerous other instances where a lack of compassion is apparent. The immigration service must know of the requirement on Chinese young people to provide care and support for their elderly and the significance of a one child policy which places this duty on one person. From 2012 adult children were denied entry into NZ under the reunification policy.
The Immigration Minister, Michael Woodhouse, when questioned and in reply stated “ The Sibling and Adult Child Category closed in May 2012 and the Government has no intention of reopening it. Only two thirds of sponsored siblings and adult children interviewed 18 months after gaining residency had jobs, despite a job offer for ongoing and sustainable employment being a key requirement of this policy”. (18 March 2014)
I would have thought that two thirds being employed was a considerable achievement when one considers the language barriers and inability to have foreign qualifications recognised. There have to be other mechanisms available to deny permanent residency until criteria such as employment are met, and there is no cost to Work and Income or the Health system without residency.
I understand that family reunification is now being denied for the parents of their resident children.I would suggest that it won’t be only the lack of houses and growing inequality that affect the ballot box in September. A sizeable Chinese constituency should not be discounted.
Robin Patchett
（This letter was published in the NZ Herald on Feb 18th）
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