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What's even more worrying about that immigration chart is the unshown mix in the comings and goings.

I'm onboard with immigration designed for social and economic diversity and resilience, but I can't help feeling our long-term strategy is instead to import thousands of aged-carers (under the euphemism "economic migrants") to look after our 'landed gentry'; with Australia as the escape valve for our skilled and ambitious young renter class.

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Not just 'landed gentry'. All old people. And all very disabled people being supported to be as independent as possible. Without all those immigrants we could only have neglect. We don't see the caring because it is all indoors but it's a serious issue

We've known for decades that this was where demographics were heading

And Bernard, thanks heaps for all that work.

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Add to the list after carers, ladies from various Asian countries carefully painting shiny plastic onto the nails of Kiwi women in nail salons in every mall.

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