Now to the second point where I liked the
Jiska post.
A number of people are up in arms about AS but nothing is being said about the overstayers or the people currently on 457 and other numerous visas which are available to migrants to come and work in Australia.
As at 30 June 2013, it was estimated that 62 700 people were unlawfully living in Australia.
https://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/87illegal.htm
The list of occupations listed under skill shortages is laughable, I won't repeat these here as I have posted them previously. Further changes were made in Nov 2013.
http://absoluteimmigration.com/labour-market-testing-how-will-they-affect-you/ and of course with the cutting of red tape, it made it even easier.
The people smugglers have been put out of business but a couple of new enterprises have since risen - Forgery of documentation regarding qualifications and experience, and unscrupulous Migration Agents. No links but check out some of the forums and Agents sites.
There have been almost 200,000 coming to Australia on 457 and others that include family members where they too can legally work in Australia.
Now we also have another opportunity for even more.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...relax-457-visas-an-attack-on-young-unemployed
"Employers in the Northern Territory are to be given concessions for employing foreign workers to fill a labour gap created by the $34bn Ichthys gas project".
"The first “designated area migration agreement” (Dama) is expected to be approved and enacted imminently for the Northern Territory, and for the Pilbara later this year,
reports the Australian Financial Review. The Dama will allow employers to hire low- and semi-skilled workers to fill vacancies in non-resources sectors without needing to meet strict foreign-worker employment requirements under 457 visa programs".
The government is offering up to $6000 relocation costs to the unemployed that are prepared to go to Darwin for work. Imagine a family of 4 from Tasmania taking up that opportunity, they would be lucky to get to Victoria. If they government were serious, they should offer $6000-$15,000 to re-locate, they would soon recover the costs via taxation and not having to pay Newstart or Pension.
No wonder unemployment is so high in Australia. Yet no-one is making any noise about this situation. Are these migrants, not economic migrants?