Peters unveils Immigration policyt

3 NEWS: The number of immigrants should be cut to protect New Zealanders' jobs, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said today.
In notes for a speech to a Grey Power in Nelson, Mr Peters returned to a familiar theme, restricting the numbers of people moving to New Zealand.
"New Zealand First is announcing today that immigration numbers will be cut to ensure Kiwis do not have to compete with immigrants for jobs as our economy goes into decline," Mr Peters said.
"We must never return to open door immigration undermining the efforts of New Zealanders trying to find a job in tough times.
"When times are tough internationally immigrants are attracted to New Zealand like moths to a neon light."
Mr Peters said no one should be let into New Zealand unless they had a job and those seeking to join families in this country would have to be immediate family only.
"NZ First immigration policy is all about protecting and saving New Zealand jobs."
Treasury last forecasts that unemployment will from 3.9 percent to 5.1 percent, though these estimates were made before the international credit crisis deepened.
Most economic theory contends that positive migration flows tend to boost the economy and negative migration rates reduce economic growth.
Earlier in the year Mr Peter's deputy Peter Brown said he concerned that society would become more divided if the number of Asians coming to New Zealand continued to grow.