Paul, at 15:36 on Mar 15 1997, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>>> The potential immigrant's race or nationality
DD>>> shouldn't enter into the equation.

RS>> Dunno, you can possibly make a case for being selective
RS>> in the sense that some are much better value than others.
RS>> Hard to see that illiterate peasants from the middle east
RS>> and places that are essentially riddled with mindless
RS>> bastardry like the Lebanon aint worth the trouble.

Do we (you) want illiterate peasants from _any_ country?

DD>>> require that something - let them in.

RS>> Pity that hardly any NZers would get in on that basis.

PE> Yeah, good point.  We've got a special deal that let's NZers 
PE> over here any time they want.  We don't for Britain etc.  Do 
PE> you want us to take away NZ's deal?

NZ has the same deal for Australians going there.

It doesn't matter what deals they come up with/drop, I am already here.  If
a push comes to a shove and they insist on citizenship, I will make the
move (can't see any point other than that).

David
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