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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by UnpossibleJim on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:40PM (#25192259)
Not to bring computer science into this, but in any system the chance for corruption increases with both size and complexity. New Zealand, while I'm very fond of it and a great admirer of it, is pretty small and notoriously hard to immigrate to.
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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by laingc on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:47PM (#25192328)
That’s a surprising comment.

We are one of the easiest countries in the world to immigrate to, and have an extremely immigrant-friendly culture.

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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by benhoyt on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:01PM (#25192463)
The OP's comment resonates with my experience: I'm a Kiwi who's had family members immigrate, as well as talked to many friends and individuals who are trying to immigrate. It's definitely an immigrant-friendly culture (more so now than several years back), but that's not quite the same thing as "easy to immigrate to". Many of my acquaintances (from India, South Africa, and the EU) have found it very hard to find work here, extremely time-consuming and tiring to get through the visa process, and some have had to return home. I'm not saying it should be super-easy, and maybe it is easier than some other countries (I don't really know), but it's definitely not "easy" for most people I've talked with.
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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by UnpossibleJim on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:42PM (#25192821)
You can get work visas for a limited time period, but citizenship is incredibly difficult to obtain.
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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by petre on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @01:44AM (#25195956)
What about residence? I don't care much for voting rights.
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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by laingc on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:48PM (#25200880)
You can vote with a resident visa in NZ.
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