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by bedobi 803 days ago
A right wing populist clamps down on migration, color me surprised, it must be because of real problems and not to appease anti migrant voters.

It's very interesting how NET migration figures are rarely mentioned when this happens. Yes migrants are entering NZ in record numbers but citizens and migrants alike are also leaving in record numbers. (not uncommonly for the exact reasons I mentioned - the NZ economy is not competitive and it's not a place educated, ambitious, career minded people can maximize their potential)
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rmccoy6435 802 days ago
I am about the most opposite of a right wing populist as you could be. I was simply calling out your grandstanding and hypocrisy; I don't care what side of the aisle anyone is on, I will call out people being that snide in discourse any day of the week.

Still waiting for your citation about how to measure a populations "ambitions" and how that factors into economics. Maybe work on the source citing, and a bit less on the personal attacks.

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faeriechangling 801 days ago
The centre-left populist in Canada Trudeau also curtailed immigration.
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