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Winston Peters said he had "lost the argument" on his party's immigration policy, with New Zealand's net migration dropping only slightly despite the promises of his New Zealand Labor party.

Yesterday, during TVNZ1 's Q + A, host Corin Dann asked the interim Prime Minister why net migration had only dropped from 65,000 in the year to the end of the year. in June 2018, according to Statistics New Zealand.

"It was 72,000 net, remember?" Mr. Peters said. The 2017 elections saw NZ First pledge a drop of 10,000 net emigration per year and the Labor Party promised a reduction of 20,000 to 30,000 a year from the 72,400 that peaked last July. year.

million. Peters told Dann that he had "lost the argument" regarding the NZ First policy of only 10,000 net migrations a year, "because I did not get enough of votes because people like you said it would not work. 19659004] "You must compromise in coalition negotiations."

Dann asks what policy change contributed to the drop to 65,000, Mr. Peters saying he does not welcome people who do not bring "the skills we needed". ] "We are much more cautious about who will come and we are much more focused on the regional economy."

He estimated that immigration could fall further from 25,000 to 30,000.

"But we also monitor the job market to make sure that no of our products, especially export products, is hindered by a lack of personnel. "

The government also proposed last month the change in international student rights, which the Irish Immigration Minister, Iain Lees-Galloway, said wanting to help eliminate the problem. exploitation of migrants.

Part of the proposal was to require students completing a degree below seven years of age to complete at least two years of study in order to qualify for post-graduation work rights [19659013]. unfairly targeted in order to mitigate net migration.
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However, national parties say that the "tinkering" of immigration could result in a loss of income of up to $ 40 million a year for foreign students.

National Immigrant Party spokesman Michael Woodhouse said in a statement that international students were a "major source of revenue for our institutes of technology and polytechnics". for post-study work visas "does not recognize the highest caliber of those who study graduate degrees".

Simeon Brown, deputy spokesman for tertiary education of the National Party, added that "foreign students who study at the graduate level bring a wealth of experience to New Zealand and often fill critical skills shortages

add to their knowledge and expand their skills. "