New regressive immigration rule changes

New Zealand First says the new immigration rule changes announced by the Labour Government are 'a step in the right direction' - which must mean they are a step in the conservative direction. According to the NoRightTurn blog the changes 'will make our immigration system more vicious, more unfair, and more arbitrary, with less oversight, less accountability, and substantially greater potential for injustice'. Amongst many regressive elements, according to NoRightTurn, the new rules include lower deportation thresholds, tightened time-limits for appeals, the ability to revoke permanent residency retrospectively, an increase in detention periods, a decrease in judicial oversight, and the Immigration Department gets to run its own jails. What's more, 'indefinite detention will be allowed where people refuse to cooperate in being deported back to torture and death'.