New Zealand government introduces secretive new immigration and security laws
By John Braddock
23 August 2007
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/aug20 ... -a23.shtml

The New Zealand government announced on August 8 that it will introduce into parliament the most sweeping overhaul of immigration laws in 20 years. The legal rewrite of the 1987 Act, running into hundreds of pages, represents another major step in a series of attacks by the Labour-led government on basic democratic rights and civil liberties.

Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said the changes would streamline the process to remove illegal immigrants, while making it easier for “desirableâ€