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As a Kiwi. The way they treat Kim Dotcom, and grant this guy citizen for little reason at all, makes me super disappointed in NZ. Just so sad we treat people differently based on politics that don't benefit NZ.
Surely someone there benefits from it, or it would have never happened.
However controversial Thiel may be, there's no arguing the benefits his citizenship grants NZ. If millions of $$ of investment and hundreds of jobs created don't qualify him for citizenship, there's a fallacy needing fixing. FYI - the US grants green cards to foreigners who invest $1M in new American businesses, NZ probably has an unwritten law that grants citizenship to those who stimulate it's economy
It's called foreign investment. And not buyyourselfin investment.
The rules are as they are. If someone stimulates your economy, they can get in. Nobody is going to ask why.
I'd be surprised (and amused) if they had refused him entry "because we think you may be doing it for yourself more than for us."
It says he gave a $1 million donation to the Christchurch earthquake relief fund. That'll probably do it yeah.
It takes way less than $1 million to get citizenship in most countries: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/07/countries-selling-cit...
However controversial Thiel may be, there's no arguing the benefits his citizenship grants NZ. If millions of $$ of investment and hundreds of jobs created don't qualify him for citizenship, there's a fallacy needing fixing. FYI - the US grants green cards to foreigners who invest $1M in new American businesses, NZ probably has an unwritten law that grants citizenship to those who stimulate it's economy
I think this mindset is largely harmful to the indigenous population of New Zealand, who will become increasingly margenalized in their home country.
However controversial Thiel may be, there's no arguing the benefits his citizenship grants NZ. If millions of $$ of investment and hundreds of jobs created don't qualify him for citizenship, there's a fallacy needing fixing. FYI - the US grants green cards to foreigners who invest $1M in new American businesses, NZ probably has an unwritten law that grants citizenship to those who stimulate it's economy
It's called foreign investment. And not buyyourselfin investment.
That can't possibly be so bad.
That's so f * up! Money can buy you everything. Even a citizenship. The NZ-gov should asked themselves why a close Trump supporter and VC is looking for a safe haven outside of the US. Will this person really add value to the society? Or will he build a massive mansion with a wall around it and an airport?
Of course you can buy citizenship. Here's a price list if you are in the market: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/07/countries-selling-cit...
However controversial Thiel may be, there's no arguing the benefits his citizenship grants NZ. If millions of $$ of investment and hundreds of jobs created don't qualify him for citizenship, there's a fallacy needing fixing. FYI - the US grants green cards to foreigners who invest $1M in new American businesses, NZ probably has an unwritten law that grants citizenship to those who stimulate it's economy
I think this mindset is largely harmful to the indigenous population of New Zealand, who will become increasingly margenalized in their home country.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
If his monetary support helps to get a figure similar to Trump elected in NZ then he'd have done way more damage than good for the country. Whatever your stance on his politics, his election has done immense damage to the image of the US in the rest of the world. Edit: Wow, my first negative score comment. Could some of the people silently downvoting please specify whether they think my comment is factually incorrect…
In NZ the conservative party makes the US democrats look like a far right party. It's hard to see a Trump emerging in a landscape like that.