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Andrew Dickens: If I Were Immigration Minister
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This is the story of British GP Ann Solomon which featured in the Sunday Star Times this weekend
At the beginning of the pandemic New Zealand made some border exemptions to fill critical worker shortages
Ann Solomon responded and has been living and working in New Zealand with her family since last August.
But the temporary visa is running out and Ann Solomon’s family’s future hangs in the air. One of her children is just about to leave school and without the permanent residency will not be able to legally work here.
Ann Solomon is not just a doctor, she’s also a woman and she’s living in Foxton. As a female rural GP she is in very high demand and is a very rare breed. She is not someone we can afford to lose. She’s not alone; there are 1129 other similar cases, many dating back to the Key Government. People who have made the effort, brought skills to the country, settled themselves and now facing an immigration reset that says thank you very much but there’s no place for you here.
They’re in limbo because of the immigration reset and the very real chance that their application for permanent residency will be turned down.
This is madness. These people are here, happy, housed and already vital to our economy. Just let them stay.
Ann Solomon’s case was in the paper yesterday. If I was the Immigration Minister, I would have come into the office today and said ‘get that woman a visa and get it now’. In fact I’d probably offer an amnesty for all since we can’t do without them and we’re not accepting any new immigrants in the near future.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi received advice about this in April. It’s nearly August and nothing. I wonder if Kris has too many portfolios to get anything meaningful done.
It’s also not good enough to claim its covid’s fault, because it’s not. With no immigrants since last March there must be plenty of hands available to do the work. But also remember this is a government that came into power 4 years ago promising a wholesale cut in immigration so they might just be bloody mindedly committed to a short sighted policy
This is analysis paralysis and a lack of direction and politically correct posturing.
Give it up and give these new, New Zealanders some respect.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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저장한 시리즈 ("피드 비활성화" status)
When? This feed was archived on March 29, 2025 20:09 (). Last successful fetch was on November 28, 2024 14:53 ()
Why? 피드 비활성화 status. 잠시 서버에 문제가 발생해 팟캐스트를 불러오지 못합니다.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 298322798 series 2098448
This is the story of British GP Ann Solomon which featured in the Sunday Star Times this weekend
At the beginning of the pandemic New Zealand made some border exemptions to fill critical worker shortages
Ann Solomon responded and has been living and working in New Zealand with her family since last August.
But the temporary visa is running out and Ann Solomon’s family’s future hangs in the air. One of her children is just about to leave school and without the permanent residency will not be able to legally work here.
Ann Solomon is not just a doctor, she’s also a woman and she’s living in Foxton. As a female rural GP she is in very high demand and is a very rare breed. She is not someone we can afford to lose. She’s not alone; there are 1129 other similar cases, many dating back to the Key Government. People who have made the effort, brought skills to the country, settled themselves and now facing an immigration reset that says thank you very much but there’s no place for you here.
They’re in limbo because of the immigration reset and the very real chance that their application for permanent residency will be turned down.
This is madness. These people are here, happy, housed and already vital to our economy. Just let them stay.
Ann Solomon’s case was in the paper yesterday. If I was the Immigration Minister, I would have come into the office today and said ‘get that woman a visa and get it now’. In fact I’d probably offer an amnesty for all since we can’t do without them and we’re not accepting any new immigrants in the near future.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi received advice about this in April. It’s nearly August and nothing. I wonder if Kris has too many portfolios to get anything meaningful done.
It’s also not good enough to claim its covid’s fault, because it’s not. With no immigrants since last March there must be plenty of hands available to do the work. But also remember this is a government that came into power 4 years ago promising a wholesale cut in immigration so they might just be bloody mindedly committed to a short sighted policy
This is analysis paralysis and a lack of direction and politically correct posturing.
Give it up and give these new, New Zealanders some respect.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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