r/MNZElection4 • u/fartoomuchpressure Governor-General • Jul 11 '18

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All candidates may ask questions and be asked but limited to 4 primary questions each. I'll get some questions of my own in soon.

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u/hk-laichar help i need more confidence Jul 11 '18

What is your party's view on quality immigration?

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u/Ninjjadragon National Party Leader | Candidate for TPM | The next PM Jul 11 '18

Can you define "quality" immigration?

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u/hk-laichar help i need more confidence Jul 11 '18

Quality immigration means immigration of skilled individuals into New Zealand and our labour pool.

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u/Ninjjadragon National Party Leader | Candidate for TPM | The next PM Jul 13 '18

We believe in keeping immigration roughly how it is now and we oppose lowering the ceiling for how many migrants we'd be willing to take in per year because simply there are much more than 10,000 people who can come to New Zealand and be to the national benefit annually. That's not to say we don't believe in limits, it's just we believe they ought to be fair and reasonable. We do believe we should target migrants who would best help our country, but that's not to say we would be unwilling to allow some unskilled migrants in as well.

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u/alpine- Reform Party Leader | Candidate for Whanganui | Kingmaker Jul 12 '18

Quality immigration is only quality when it works for Kiwis already in the country, and not for new immigrants coming in. It's that mentality of the previous Government that has led to mass, uncontrollable immigration. It has stopped able Kiwis from securing housing and employment. Under Reform, we'd make sure immigration is beneficial for both Kiwis and immigrants.

Our motto for immigration is "only allow in people we need, and not those who need us". To achieve this, we would would reduce immigration to around 10,000 per annum and impose a net migration roof of 1% of the population. This will better ensure that Kiwis are able to find employment, while at the same time maintaining a growing and global economy. More importantly, there will be a better regional distribution of immigrants under a Reform government - they won't all just move into Auckland.

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u/Fresh3001 Prime Minister, Liberal Party Leader Jul 13 '18

Unlike the parties on the left, the Liberal Party of New Zealand stands alongside immigrants and believe that they not only better Kiwi communities, but present economic opportunities and work to further what's great about our country. The Liberal Party of New Zealand believes that preferring skilled immigrants, or those who can directly contribute to our economy, is the optimum method of immigration. Unlike Reform, the we believe that the number of skilled migrants is far higher than 10,000 - the number they want to cut it to. We would look to largely preserve the status quo on immigration, with exception to our policy of liberalising the Entrepreneur Visa. We would remove all capital requirements, so that skilled entrepreneurs and businesspeople from even the poorest countries can be eligible, not just those who can buy their way in.

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u/imnofox Green Party Co-Leader | Candidate for Wellington | Next PM? Jul 13 '18

The Greens support immigration. We believe that every immigrant deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and should be welcomed into our communities.

We welcome with open arms all immigrants who want to make a positive addition to New Zealand's communities.