Mass Immigration Drives Cost of Living Crisis!
Opinion Piece
23 November 2024
Brian Tamaki
Mass Immigration is to blame for driving the Cost of Living Crisis in NZ.
As Kiwi families head towards Christmas, and consider what they can or can’t afford this festive season, Kiwis need to consider the underlying driving force behind their emptier wallets.
It’s because of mass immigration...
Electricity costs are spiking
Housing costs are climbing
Kiwi Jobs are going to immigrants
Healthcare is overwhelmed
School classrooms are crowded
Transport is strained
Water supply is under pressure
Food prices are rising
Electricity:
Electricity power rises are climbing from next year onwards due to mass immigration.
It’s the lines charges in your power bill set to rise across all of NZ, with regions like an already struggling Northland set to experience their power bills climbing by an extra $1,000 per annum.
The reason the power companies give is population growth, and the new infrastructure they need to build. That means mass immigration because we know it’s not based on our low birth rates.
Housing:
Housing costs continue to suck up most of Kiwi’s incomes each week, due to the effects of mass immigration. Competition from immigrants, especially in cities like Auckland, is pushing rents and property prices higher. Visit any Open Home and you’ll find mostly immigrants as property viewers.
Kiwi Jobs:
Only 2% of migrants are skilled workers, the rest are taking everyday unskilled jobs, that Kiwis could have.
Also, Ministry of Social Development recently revealed that of the 3,000 jobs WINZ had, only 2% went to New Zealanders, the rest went to migrants.
Migrants are taking Kiwi jobs.
Healthcare:
Visit any ER department in Auckland, and you will see it flooded with immigrants, resulting in longer wait times and an overwhelmed healthcare service with stretched resources. Immigrants are bringing in their sick elderly to overburden our healthcare system.
School Classrooms:
The influx of students from increased immigration has led to larger class sizes and greater pressure on educational facilities. Often our Kiwi kids have non-English speaking teachers in front of them, diminishing the quality of education our kids receive, resulting in lower grades, and a higher disengagement and truancy from Kiwi kids.
Transport:
Overcrowded roads and public transport systems are causing congestion and delays, and a roading network that can’t keep up with the traffic. Increased demand also fuels high petrol prices at the pump.
Water:
Rising population places stress on water supply systems, infrastructure is struggling to keep up, resulting in higher water prices.
Food:
Increased demand raises food prices, especially for staple food items.
MY SOLUTION:
We need a sabbatical from immigration. Let’s just take a breath. Stop the immigrants flooding in for at least a year or two, and let’s find our feet again as a nation, prioritising and placing KIWS FIRST!
Once ALL Kiwis are thriving, not just surviving, then we can take a fresh look at whether immigration can resume.
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