Unfair Immigration Policy

SO there seems to be a lot of media attention around the NZIS, the New Zealand Immigration Service, triggered by a thought that it should be taken out of the department of labor's portfolio.

Everyone has a story about a Russian Doctor, the one who wants to marry a 5th generation kiwi. She can't get in for what ever reason and yet people with no skill and no command of the English language can. Or the fact that a plumber gets in without a problem but his Nanny girl friend can't - have you tried to get a decent nanny?

I'm not into labels or categories, you only have to take a look at my office to know that filing isn't my strong point! I'm not really status driven either. The notion of importance is really only driven by supply and demand. If New Zealand has enough Doctors but no Dustmen then bring on the dustmen. However, it gets really hard when you actually experience a wait for months to see a heart specialist but you have the most regular rubbish bin pick up in the world. I also apologise for the next statement because I know it is racist but I have been watching too much Boston Legal. It is very difficult, especially for New Zealander's in their own country, when they cannot make them selves understood in shops or worse still a bureaucratic situation with the council etc.
As a young man in England I could not stand the right wing rantings of MP Encoch Powell however as my maturity extends in upper middle age I find him a fascinating and misunderstood character. But he did have a point friction is caused when cultures collide. His Rivers of Blood Speech is undeservedly infamous, it was merely a reaction to unfettered immigration leading to conflict because of inequality. Multicultural societies work when there is equality.

I love the fact that in the UK the Indian community have gained enough equality and respect to feel comfortable enough to take the mickey out of themselves. Sure there are the die hard nationalists but the Indian community are generally embraced and celebrated in the UK. It is hard when the level of inequality is around the very thing that will cause problems, the one thing that is needed most, communication so when language is the issue problems are on the surface clear and plain for all to see.

I would hate to work in an immigration service anywhere. To be put in the situation where you do have to decide between the unequal or make comparisons between Doctors, Plumbers and JCB operators, Russians, Englishmen, the Peoples of Arabia and Israel. Personally my experience of the NZIS was very positive. A hard almost impossible job that is easy to criticize. My word, they let me in my sole contribution is the very thing that causes obesity in Children, lack of communication in the home and spawns general mind numbing banality - TV shows! The only positive thing one can say is that I pay my taxes!