Tag: Immigration
Politicians without a heart attack people without a home
Green MP, Keith Locke says the continued barrage of attacks on the number of refugees taken in by New Zealand is a shameful indictment on the xenophobia and heartlessness of some politicians.
Govt dodges key Samoan immigration issue
Green MP Keith Locke says the Government has dodged the key immigration issues in its response to the petition to Parliament on the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982.
Locke welcomes proposed changes to Citizenship Bill
Green MP Keith Locke has welcomed the Government's decision to axe proposed retrospective legislation that could have forced migrants about to be granted New Zealand citizenship to wait for an extra two years.
Irving decision is a blow for free speech, says Locke
Green MP Keith Locke has accused the Immigration Service of not upholding the right of free speech in its refusal to allow David Irving into the country.
Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill
Sue Kedgley on Behalf of Keith Locke:
I am delivering this speech on behalf of the Green Party spokesperson on human rights, Keith Locke. He prepared this speech but he is unable to be here.
Government’s hands no longer tied in Zaoui case
Green MP Keith Locke said today that Friday's High Court decision does allow for the Government to move Ahmed Zaoui from Auckland Remand Prison to the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre.
Immigration Amendment (No. 3) – Third Reading
The Green Party has been supporting the Border Security Bill, as it was called in the earlier stages, although we do have some serious concerns about the implications for civil liberties, particularly
Stop pregnancy testing our visitors now
The Green Party is demanding a halt to pregnancy testing for visitors to New Zealand following the scandal over a Tongan politician being asked for a test.