Six-point immigration plan
What it actually does
ACT proposes deporting resident visa holders convicted of offences carrying 10-year-plus sentences regardless of time in New Zealand, a $6 daily charge on temporary work visa holders, a five-year stand-down from welfare for new residents, and a dedicated Immigration NZ unit targeting an estimated 20,000 overstayers. It also proposes higher English requirements for some visas and an annual review of the skilled jobs list.
Source: 1News · 2026-05
The Trump take
“A special unit to find overstayers? Sounds familiar, very familiar, I wonder where they got that idea. And a six dollar a day charge? I'd make it a million, it's called a Gold Card.”parody
Why it scored this way
Immigration
Deportations, an overstayer enforcement unit and tighter visas
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Loves it
Welfare
Bars new migrants from benefits for five years
+1
Likes it
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