Tagged: migrants

UK’s migrant loss NZ’s gain? A Brexitunity - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Jan 29, 2017 •

• Brexit,
• EU,
• immigration,
• migrants,
• UK

If the UK is set to kick out a pile of highly skilled academics working there on EU passports, maybe New Zealand should look to the Brexitunity.  I don’t know how many of them would move to New Zealand, and I don’t know which Departments have holes that need filling. But I’d expect that invitations to apply coming from New … Read More

TVNZ on immigration: Hard Stuff or MBIE puff piece? - The Dismal Science

Michael Reddell • Sep 13, 2016 •

• hard stuff,
• immigration,
• immigration policy,
• migrants,
• Nigel Latta

According to TVNZ,  “The Hard Stuff sees Nigel Latta tackling the key issues facing NZers”, funded with taxpayer’s money through NZ On Air. I don’t think I’d watched any of Latta’s programmes previously, but when I heard a couple of years ago that he was planning to tackle immigration I suppose I welcomed the notion that a mainstream broadcaster … Read More