When interviewed in his constituency, Tauranga, he explained with a smile: "Actually I'm a good student-- I learned my immigration policy from Asian countries like your Taiwan or Singapore. New Zealand is a small country, so we also have to be selective about accepting immigrants."
在他的選區陶藍加接受採訪時，他微笑著辯解：「其實我是個好學生，我的移民政策，都是跟亞洲國家，像你們台灣、新加坡學習的﹘﹘紐西蘭是個小國，我們也需要選擇性地接受移民。」