Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

He was an asylum seeker but that brings me to the next point. I have always felt that our immigration system should be based on a much more positive premise. I believe the reason for the abuses the Minister is trying to address is due to the immigration system and not our Constitution. Our immigration system is negative. The Minister has frequently hinted that he will bring in a green card system, the type of system proposed by the Labour Party which would focus on economic immigration policy. People would be allowed to come here and work and would not have to apply for asylum for the right to stay here. This would get rid of abuses and the Minister has already rid the system of some abuses by dealing with it through legislation.