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As a New Zealander, I am super supportive of easier pathways for wealthy people to bring themselves, their expertise, their connections, and their money here.
by laingc 5y ago
As a New Zealander, I am super supportive of easier pathways for wealthy people to bring themselves, their expertise, their connections, and their money here.
Furthermore, my anecdotal observation is that articles in The Guardian about New Zealand reflect not reality, but rather the talking points of a very small subset of the hard Left of our political class. I know that this is The Guardian’s line in general, but it somehow feels more egregious when applied to a situation I’m more personally familiar with.
- blibble 5y ago> Furthermore, my anecdotal observation is that articles in The Guardian about New Zealand reflect not reality, but rather the talking points of a very small subset of the hard Left of our political class. their UK coverage is similar also they were previously reputable (if slightly biased), but post 2016 reputability seemed to cease to be a priority
- vanusa 5y agoAs a New Zealander, I am super supportive of easier pathways for wealthy people to bring themselves, their expertise, their connections, and their money here. Do you support denying re-entry to people who are already citizens as a means of doing that?
- pixel_fcker 5y agoThis isn’t what’s happening. Everyone trying to enter the country has to go through the MIQ system, regardless of whether they’re a citizen, have one of these visas, or any other type of visa.
- vanusa 5y agoThis isn’t what’s happening. I don't know how you can say that. It's the inevitable result of a system with finite capacity (once capacity is reached).
- InvertedRhodium 5y agoHow would that differ meaningfully from the limited capacity and number of flights to any given location?
- postingawayonhn 5y agoBecause in the free market airlines provide as many seats are required.
- zacmps 5y agoUntil they run out of planes
- pixel_fcker 5y agoYou said: > Do you support denying re-entry to people who are already citizens as a means of doing that? Which implies the people entering on these visas are taking places away from someone else but they’re not, they’re entering the same lottery system as everyone else. Unless you’re suggesting that only citizens should be allowed to enter the country?
- anothernewdude 5y agoYeah, more skilled corruption is what we need.
- will4274 5y agoFwiw, you're basically describing the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect without naming it. You're an expert on NZ, so it feels egregious, but you're not an expert on the next pages' topic, so the misleading information doesn't stick out or bother you as much.
- garbagetime 5y agoAs a New Zealander, I am in favour of immigration policy being determined in a democratic fashion.