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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/Farqewe on 2024-10-06 20:45:41+00:00.
It seems like every few weeks there is a new immigration scam going on. I don't think these are unusual incidents by irrational actors but rather the tip of the iceberg. Since NZ has setup the perfect environment to exploit the system then fraud is par for the course as it's rational to do so when the upside is bigger than the risk.
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Why are visas still tied to a particular employer? This is a slippery slope into pseudo-slavery.
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Why are so many allowed in? The amount of population growth coming out of some larger countries like India is orders of magnitude larger than our own. Often they have a hustle culture of bribery or stepping on others to move up. Without severe limits on migration NZ can easily change beyond recognition.
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Why is NZ not getting more money from this? If NZ is going to sell out for 'GDP growth' we should just auction off the damn visas. People are willing to pay $50k to a middleman or some fake 'business school' and that's money NZ could be having. The middlemen have been taking the piss out of NZ for far too long with their shams.
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Why are the punishments for exploitation so weak? For example Jafar Kurisi got a slap on the wrist and then went on to reoffend.
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Why are there no political options to vote against it. National and Act I can understand they represent rent seeking landlords but the other parties should be hard against this kind of low skill immigration because it 1) undermines kiwi wages 2) acting as a pressure relief valve for overpopulated countries increases the planets population which is terrible for the environment 3) undermines our social trust bringing in people for whom bribery is normal.
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