Quality migration remains a challenge

Quality migration remains a challenge
Immigration remains a hot topic. (Image: NZME)
Iain MacLeod
The changes announced by the government into work visa policy settings on April 7 illustrated just how broken the work visa system had become under the previous government after it reopened the border in mid-2022.It is pretty clear that the numbers of lower-skilled workers crossing the border were unsustainable. On that I agree with the government. Not because there is a magic "right" number, however. It should not be forgotten every single one of them had to have a job to come to. You don't get a work visa without first having a...

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