The Colour of Risk: New Zealand’s Immigration System and the Ethnic Logic It Won’t Name
Nationality is how New Zealand’s immigration system talks about ethnicity. The data tells a different story. A familiar pattern plays out on migrant Facebook groups when people ask why they, or their family members, were declined visas to New Zealand. Most replies focus on policy clauses and technical requirements — often from immigration advisers and […]
Erica Stanford wants to flush out overstayers. Political thinkers have long warned about this playbook
Opinion: In recent public statements, immigration minister Erica Stanford has signalled that the government intends to introduce an amendment to the Immigration Act that would give immigration officers the power to demand identification from people they suspect may be breaching visa conditions. In promoting the proposal, the minister initially cited figures suggesting there were far […]