Tag: Immigration

Proposed penalties against employers who hire illegal migrants will lead to more racial discrimination in this country, Green Party Immigration spokesperson, Keith Locke warned today.

The Greens have grave concerns that the counter-terrorism measures mentioned in the Prime Minister's speech will do more to undermine our civil liberties than to catch terrorists. Our prime co

Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today the Government should increase the refugee quota now, instead of waiting until after the next election to make a decision.

Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke today said the Greens were becoming increasingly worried as civilian deaths rose as a result of the US and British bombing of Afghanistan.

Green Party Immigration spokesperson Keith Locke says the Government should not detain the Afghan asylum seekers arriving in New Zealand tonight and tomorrow.

Australian and NZ Greens ask Australia to take some of Afghan refugees The following is a joint statement by Australian Green Senator Bob Brown and New Zealand Green MP and Immigration spokesperson Keith Locke : We are a part of the community of nat

Green Immigration spokesperson Keith Locke has backed Helen Clark's offer to take some of the asylum seekers stranded on the ship Tampa off Christmas Island.

Yesterday's deportation of a Filipino family was an ominous precedent for thousands of overstayer families who do not qualify for the government's recently announced amnesty, Green MP Keith Locke said today.

Green Party Immigration spokesperson Keith Locke has welcomed the amnesty for some long-term overstayers, but says the coverage should have been broader.