NZ has major flip in migrant skill levels

NZ has major flip in migrant skill levels
Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford have adjusted immigration settings but not everyone is happy. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Low-skilled workers have led a recent migration surge in a way previous patterns of arrivals have not, according to numbers released by the immigration minister. Though net migration is historically high, 14,640 fewer high-skilled migrants came into the country last year compared with 2017. The numbers were prepared for immigration minister Erica Stanford, who is also the minister of education, by Immigration NZ (INZ).“We can’t have 145,000 people every single year coming in, it’s not sustainable. I had 17,000 childr...

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