Govt parent boost changes prioritise rich over poor – Green Party
The Green Party is calling out the Government’s parent boost changes that benefit a wealthier minority while doing nothing to help reunite thousands of migrant families.
“The Government is essentially telling thousands of migrant families that if your parents don’t have a quarter of a million in funds, they are not welcome here,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Immigration, Ricardo Menéndez March.
“Our migrant communities give so much to Aotearoa, they deserve to be treated with respect and provided with pathways that connect them with their families. Today’s announcement falls significantly short of this.
“The Government’s changes to the Parent Boost visa send a clear signal that they do not value the significant contribution of our migrant communities who National labelled as essential not long ago. This is not good enough.
“The requirements of the five-year parent category visa mean only those with significant wealth will be able to apply, leaving out the lower wage migrant workers National was calling “essential” not many years ago.
“The Greens support having genuine residency pathways for parents, because it makes no sense for families to be kept apart. Being wealthy should not be a prerequisite to having your parents with you in New Zealand. We will overhaul the parent residency scheme to ensure families are treated fairly,” says Ricardo Menéndez March.
If the immigrants are earning less than $70000 why are they here .The health sector is already crowded by NZ citizens why allow more who have not paid tax. This government is making a good move by letting the extra family in without it being a drag on the country. Labour did nothing for these people despite their total control
‘If the immigrants are earning less than $70000 why are they here (?)’
Bloody oath Trevor! Should never happen!
Do you remember all those ten pound poms who came here, spent a few years whinging about everything, then went to Australia, whinged about everything, went to South Africa, or Canada, whinged and finally and mercifully fucked off back to blighty?
Went to the UK last year to visit my son, who is doing the usual Kiwi thing of doing the work of three poms, dropped into various watering holes and so forth, had this repeated conversation.
” I heard you speak to the barmaid, you are a Kiwi.’
‘ Yes that’s right.’
‘ Oh I went there for a few years.’
‘Oh yes’.
” I didn’t like it.’
Long pause while he waits for me to reply.
‘ I didn’t like it’ he repeats.
‘I heard you the first time.”
‘ Do you know why I didn’t like it?’
‘ I do not know. I do not care. I am just glad you fucked off. Now can you do it again?’
‘That’s typical of Kiwis. No respect.’
Quite right Trevor why import more losers? Send all the useless bastards back.