There is no question that the National party likes a high level of immigration into New Zealand because it keeps wages artificially low. The side effect is that increasing competition through unemployment and underemployment means many Kiwi jobseekers miss out on finding gainful employment.
The government undertakes such measures to ensure businesses remain highly profitable and their all hallowed economic growth model is retained. In this respect, The National party and their business associates clearly value money over the good people of New Zealand.
In light of these facts, the current government is once again scapegoating beneficiaries in order to try and justify their socially destructive policies.
Yesterday, Newshub reported:
Gower has obviously mistaken revolt for status quo.
The working poor and unemployed are basically viewed by National as an expendable commodity... and often used as a political tool to justify various social experiments based on out-dated neoliberal philosophy. The unemployed are the silent victims of big business interests and free market capitalism gone awry.
Here's the evidence showing why the government shouldn't be basing its immigration policy on the heresy of a few idiot Southland farmers.
In February, Radio NZ reported:
So even the government is telling the government it's wrong!
That’s less than 1.4% of jobseekers failing drug tests over a three-year period, which just goes to show that Patrick Gower’s National party propaganda piece is just absolute crap!
Next National will be claiming that anybody who wants immigration to be set at a reasonable level is somehow racist! How boringly predictable. What they won't tell you is that having a proper immigration policy will be good for immigrant workers as well as Kiwis. None of these people really want to be exploited with low wages.
When the National party has become this bereft of ideas during an election campaign, you know it's time for a change of government.
The government undertakes such measures to ensure businesses remain highly profitable and their all hallowed economic growth model is retained. In this respect, The National party and their business associates clearly value money over the good people of New Zealand.
In light of these facts, the current government is once again scapegoating beneficiaries in order to try and justify their socially destructive policies.
Yesterday, Newshub reported:
Regional revolt prompts Government rethink on immigration
Newshub can reveal the Government is on the brink of a major backdown and it's on one of the election's big issues - immigration.
Immigration was due to be tightened on August 14 but there's been a backlash from employers and the regions.
Sources have told Newshub the Government is set to back down and keep the gates open.
Examples of the revolt include Southland, which wants 10,000 more people.
Gower has obviously mistaken revolt for status quo.
Southland farmers claiming that they're employing immigrant labour because the Kiwi's applying for job vacancies are apparently all drug addicts and not because immigrants will work for less is obviously bullshit!
"Good Kiwis are hard to find. Guys don't want to let their good Kiwis go," farmer Hayden Nicholson told Newshub.
"I wouldn't. I wouldn't let any good Kiwi go."
Jono Breach also knows how hard it is to get a "good Kiwi". He just got an application from one, so checked his Facebook page.
"His first picture was with wads of cash and bags of drugs, and I'm like, 'Well!'," he told Newshub.
That's why farmers down in Southland have turned to immigrant labour, mainly Filipinos, like "Choco", who loves the work, and even says he likes the Southland frost.
The working poor and unemployed are basically viewed by National as an expendable commodity... and often used as a political tool to justify various social experiments based on out-dated neoliberal philosophy. The unemployed are the silent victims of big business interests and free market capitalism gone awry.
Here's the evidence showing why the government shouldn't be basing its immigration policy on the heresy of a few idiot Southland farmers.
In February, Radio NZ reported:
Tens of thousands drug-tested, hundreds fail
Government figures show beneficiaries have failed only 466 pre-employment drug tests in the past three years.
So even the government is telling the government it's wrong!
The Ministry of Social Development said the 466 included those who failed and those who refused to take the test.
Some failed more than once.
The ministry did not have the total figure for how many tests were done over the three years, but said there were 32,000 pre-employment drug tests in 2015.
Today, Mr English denied he was scapegoating a few drug users to take attention off record immigration and those workers taking jobs here.
That’s less than 1.4% of jobseekers failing drug tests over a three-year period, which just goes to show that Patrick Gower’s National party propaganda piece is just absolute crap!
Next National will be claiming that anybody who wants immigration to be set at a reasonable level is somehow racist! How boringly predictable. What they won't tell you is that having a proper immigration policy will be good for immigrant workers as well as Kiwis. None of these people really want to be exploited with low wages.
When the National party has become this bereft of ideas during an election campaign, you know it's time for a change of government.
