A Pacific Studies professor says focusing on overstayer amnesty is just a distraction from Dawn Raids still being used to target people.

There was a fiery meeting at the weekend about Immigration still knocking on doors at all hours.

Despite a government apology two years ago about the practices used in the 1970's,

Immigration has recorded 18 or 19 so-called 'compliance visits' or 'dawn raids' in the past year.

University of Auckland, Pacific Studies senior lecturer Dr Melani Anae told Max Towle the Immigration Minister was being too hasty - talking about amnesties.