Question NW1253 to the Minister of Home Affairs

van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

((1)With regard to his statement that many who are within the borders of the Republic do not qualify for asylum and/or refugee status, but have sought to abuse systems in the Republic, what total number of persons were granted permanent refugee and/or asylum status in the Republic in the past decade; (2) whether he will furnish Ms L L van der Merwe with a breakdown of the countries of origin of the specified persons; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (3) whether he will motivate for a change in government policy that will allow for refugee encampment and/or processing at points of entry in keeping with international best practices; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what total number of illegal foreign nationals were (a) identified and arrested and (b) deported to their countries of origin in the past decade; (5) whether he will furnish Ms L L van der Merwe with a list of the countries of origin of the specified persons; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1509E