Misinformed Refugee Rantings

My good friend Jake Crosby is a little confused on Refugees. This is to be expected. He is a typical NZer and as such totally uninformed on the issue.

The main issue he seems to have is that refugees haven't gone home yet. They should go home he says "when it's safe".

Okay... so how is that different from current refugee policy?

All the refugees he talks about: Somalis, Iranians, Iraqis.. the countries they came from aren't safe anymore, so they aren't eligible to be forcibly sent home under Jake's 'Final Solution'.

And as for refugees we took in from Eastern Bloc whose countries are safe. Well, most have gone home. Those who have stayed, are those who have lived in exile for over 20 years. As such their grandchildren have become citizens, etc.. In other words, they are more New Zealanders than Russian.

So what's the problem?

Refugees have been forced to leave their country due to persecution. They are not people who CHOOSE the West for a better life (i.e. they are not normal migrants). Most would prefer to live with their families and in their home country.

Forcing them to leave would be CREATING refugees and would be an internal contradiction. So why risk an internal contradiction when the status quo achieves pretty much the same result?