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Immigration Act 1987
The Immigration Act 1987 was a New Zealand law that ended the long-standing preference for immigrants from Britain and other traditional source countries. Selection was based instead on skills and personal qualities, regardless of nationality or ethnicity, and a points system followed in 1991. The change brought large-scale migration from Asia and transformed the population of Auckland in particular.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Immigration Act 1987. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/immigration-act-1987
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