Deportees’ chickens coming home to roost

15th March 2016

In a number of cases they have committed serious crimes soon after arriving. They have little fear of the New Zealand justice and penal system” McVicar.

New Zealand is now feeling the full force of the Australians’ tough new policy of deporting not only those who have served prison sentences in that country, but those who fail the “character test” required of certain non-citizens who wish to remain in Australia. As a result, New Zealand is receiving dozens of unwanted “immigrants” who we are unable to refuse entry to, because they are New Zealand citizens.

“Whatever we might think of the Australians’ policy we need to quickly develop strategies to deal with this ongoing influx of criminals” said Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth Mc Vicar. “The Australians are most unlikely to change their policy. Why on earth would they?”
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“Many of these people are being paroled in Australia, and then immediately deported to New Zealand, the country of their birth. Some of them have never lived here, and are New Zealand citizens merely because their parents’ are. We can complain about this all we like – the Australians have every right to ignore us. Their problem is solved by making it our problem” McVicar said.

“It would appear that Australian prisons truly are places of punishment, and not just where one goes for a holiday between crimes. It is entirely unsurprising that deportees used to a firmer approach in Australia are having a ball here. In a number of cases they have committed serious crimes soon after arriving. They have little fear of the New Zealand justice and penal system” said McVicar.

“While the government’s moves to at least track these offenders are commendable, that is nowhere near enough. Sensible Sentencing believes the government should quickly enact laws providing for the re-incarceration of New Zealand citizens who have been paroled in Australia upon their arrival, until they can prove to our Parole Board that they are safe to release” McVicar said.

“It may well be that the Australians are paroling these New Zealand offenders as quickly as possible so they can get rid of them. They may well not satisfy what has commendably become a more strict approach to parole in New Zealand.”

“While they are at it, the government should grasp the nettle and bluntly declare that the reason disproportionate numbers of Maori are in our jails is solely because a disproportionate number of Maori commit serious crime, not because either the Police or the courts are racist” McVicar said.

“Why disproportionate numbers of our prisoners are Maori we do not know, but it is simply muddying the waters to claim that it is because of ‘systemic racism’ as many commentators on the left – and sadly some who should know better – often claim” said McVicar.

“The government has recently taken a deep breath and declared what everyone knows – gangs are first and foremost criminal organizations, and their members commit disproportionate amounts of serious crime. They should show similar intestinal fortitude regarding the issue of Maori imprisonment rates – and then try and work out why that is the sad reality”

“Public safety must be the paramount concern at all times.” McVicar said.

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