Beyond the Immigration Tap (A long-term policy response to New Zealand’s dependence on temporary migrant labour)
By Alastair McClymont I was recently asked by a political party to provide my view on a long-term policy proposal for addressing a difficult structural problem: how can New Zealand prevent low-quality jobs becoming permanently dependent on low- and semi-skilled temporary migrant workers? The question is important because the usual political debate begins in the […]
Should New Zealand Be Looking More Closely at Former IDF Soldiers Entering the Country?
New Zealand already accepts a simple principle. Some visa applicants deserve closer scrutiny than others. That is not a controversial proposition. Immigration New Zealand’s character instructions already recognise that applicants who have been associated with military organisations implicated in war crimes, crimes against humanity or gross human rights abuses may require additional assessment before they […]