Member of
Parliament for Northland 21 SEPTEMBER 2017
Migrant Flood Continues Even Though Country Can’t
Cope
Housing, health services, and infrastructure will
continue at bursting point with annual net migration in the
August 2017 year reaching 73,500, says New Zealand First
Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston
Peters.
“The government deludes the public these
migrants are skilled – it’s a myth, most of them are
unskilled and drawn to this country in many cases by the
generosity of our social services.
“Few countries in the
world are as generous, or soft, as we are.
“Where are
the new hospitals, the extra doctors and nurses, the new
schools and general infrastructure to cope with all these
people?
“New Zealanders find it harder to get a job with
the influx from overseas.
“The fact is every year we are
creating a city the size of Rotorua and the country cannot
handle it.
“Even the Prime Minister admits they can’t
keep up with population growth,” says Mr
Peters.
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