Original sentence: Immigration policy in New Zealand has often been controversial, with some politicians claiming that the pace of immigration has been too rapid for New Zealand to absorb, and that recent immigrants are having trouble adapting the New Zealand society.In recent years there has been a considerable influx of migrants from asia, and this group now makes up a significant proportion of the population, particularly in Auckland.This position is seen by others as a cynical appeal to xenophobic sentiment in order to gain votes near election time, and these views are not widely supported by the general population
Edited sentence: Despite this, a significant number of recent immigrants have been Asian and some politicians have claimed that the immigration policies are too liberal and are endangering New Zealand's culture.Immigration policy has been criticised as being biased towards those of British colonial origin.Recent immigration policies have been aimed at allowing new immigrants to integrate easily into the existing culture.These politicians have been branded as xenophobic and racist by opposing politicians and most of the general population.This has meant that, apart from refugees, non-English speaking immigrants, particularly Asians, have had great difficulty migrating to New Zealand