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<blockquote data-quote="William18" data-source="post: 647193" data-attributes="member: 38439"><p>How so? If these players are so passionate about Samoa then why don't they play for them? Your insinuation is that people born and raised in New Zealand are going to go and live in another country because the All Blacks don't play a game of rugby in a country where they choose not to live.</p><p></p><p>You might call it a put down, that is fine. However, it is certainly true that Pacific Islanders are disproportionately represented in many unfortunate statistical categories in relation to economics, health and crime. To say we exploit these people is ridiculous when they both contribute and benefit from the state. People of Pacific Island descent represent a significant part of New Zealand culture and identity. It is certainly true that Australia has tougher welfare policies and it is difficult to live there should you be unemployed. This makes it tougher to maintain family links and get your whole family to live there if they can't find jobs. </p><p></p><p>I think it is more likely unemployment assistance is a factor in deciding where to live then where that nation's rugby team plays. If you want to call me racist for saying that economic factors are important to people for deciding where to live, then call me racist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="William18, post: 647193, member: 38439"] How so? If these players are so passionate about Samoa then why don't they play for them? Your insinuation is that people born and raised in New Zealand are going to go and live in another country because the All Blacks don't play a game of rugby in a country where they choose not to live. You might call it a put down, that is fine. However, it is certainly true that Pacific Islanders are disproportionately represented in many unfortunate statistical categories in relation to economics, health and crime. To say we exploit these people is ridiculous when they both contribute and benefit from the state. People of Pacific Island descent represent a significant part of New Zealand culture and identity. It is certainly true that Australia has tougher welfare policies and it is difficult to live there should you be unemployed. This makes it tougher to maintain family links and get your whole family to live there if they can't find jobs. I think it is more likely unemployment assistance is a factor in deciding where to live then where that nation's rugby team plays. If you want to call me racist for saying that economic factors are important to people for deciding where to live, then call me racist. [/QUOTE]
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