EXTERNAL MIGRATIONFinal class – An investigation into barriers to NZ immigration

Learning Objectives

Develop cartoon interpretation skills Identify and discuss obstacles to New

Zealand immigration Complete a work visa application

Taste of the exam Migration section of the 2011 exam sample

Cartoon interpretation

1. Describe the cartoon/image2. Who is leaving New Zealand?3. How does this cartoon depict the leavers?4. How does the cartoon portray the

government?5. Why don't they deserve a great government?6. What is the brain drain?7. Who has acknowledged the brain drain?8. This is the same cartoonist as yesterday.

What are his views on New Zealand emigrants?

9. Do you agree with his views?

How does New Zealand limit immigration?

Immigration act 2009 Limit of 750 refugees per year Net immigration target of 45,000 Target groups with allowances eg 1000

from Samoa

Do you think these figures are accurately determined as a sustainable quota

Barriers into New Zealand

Fill out a section of the New Zealand working visa application, discuss with the class the requirements you had to provide

Personal information Health Character Education Employability Partner or dependencies

Record in your books main limitations for each heading

Ensure we get the best

Skilled Migrant Category The Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) offers you the

opportunity to move to New Zealand to work and live permanently.

Who can apply? To be eligible for residence under SMC you must:

be 55 or under be healthy be of good character speak English.

To decide if you can apply we use a points system. You get points for age, experience, employability and qualifications

How these barriers model migration

Investigated the various types of migration

Discuss Reasons for migration How does the points discussed fit the

model

OriginPush Factors

DestinationPull Factors

Obstacles

A sample exam

Exam like conditions The given space is the expected space

to fill Attempt to fill all the given space for each

question

Summary

Cartoon interpretation has been in the exam so is a useful skill to have

Barriers to migration New Zealand limits its migration The exam is the type of questions

expected at the end of the year