The situation arose because of the chaotic and directionless system and a Minister that is asleep at the wheel. Our immigration system, the whole point of it at the moment, is so vital. Now more than ever, it's to keep us safe, to allow Kiwis to get home, to reunite families, to bring in critical workers, and to help rebuild the economy, and the careful management of these competing demands is the job of our immigration Minister. But he continues to drop the ball. 