During the 1850s it was a prosperous time with migrants arriving in Auckland and high prices.
Perhaps by constantly conflating asylum seekers with migrants you are part of the problem?
We are a society in a state of flux with migrants.
The population continued to increase with new migrants, with the most arriving after 1940.
This type of network is common with migrants everywhere.
Although he has had no direct encounters with migrants, he senses their presence.
In the last 40 years, though, the colony's population has exploded, with migrants from near and far.
It was there that he built up the Soso community with migrants coming from the interior.
Training for those who come into contact with undocumented migrants is therefore important.
Hence my question: what will happen with the boat people and migrants after they are picked up?