Originally Posted by
artemis
They would say that, wouldn't they. Government funded payroll and all that.
The initial stay at Mangere is just one aspect. Mr Woodhouse said on the radio earlier in the week that after 5 years here some half of refugees remain unemployed, and that many have mental health issues. This is not surprising as they have come from refugee camps and may be highly traumatised. But it does indicate long term support is often needed, financial and otherwise, and not at a trivial level.
Do any of the opposition parties have policy on the number of refugees they propose to take in and how their support will be funded? If not, we shall no doubt be able to see these in the run up to the 2017 election. Which IMO these parties have a decent chance of winning if they can sort themselves out to show they are a credible government in waiting. Not there yet though.