The cheap points of politics means we have little sensible debate about fixing our migration system so that it works better for everyone, and for the economy. A looming election only appears likely to make sensible debate even more unattainable.
It is sobering to realise that it is more than a quarter of a century since Pauline Hanson burst onto Australia 's national political stage with herwhich complained that "mainstream Australia ns" were being subjected to a form of "reverse racism" when it came to Aboriginal people, and that the nation was in danger of being "swamped by Asians".
Migration is intrinsically tied up in all these provocations: our intolerance of each new wave of migrants stems back to the early days of the colony. But just now that intolerance is also tied up in questions about our economy, and about a very real housing crisis faced by many Australian families.
Australia's net overseas migration numbers are dominated by temporary arrivals, of which international students are the most conspicuous group.Both sides of politics have talked about cutting what is known as the net overseas migration numbers. That is, the number of arrivals minus departures. Our permanent migration program is only a fraction of this number. The NOM numbers are dominated by temporary arrivals, of which international students are the most conspicuous group.
The Senate is due to consider the government's attempt to put those caps in place next week, amid universitiesThe latest warning comes from English Australia, the national peak body for the English language teaching sector in Australia, which has commissioned new modelling which suggests the economy will lose around $14 billion in spending on living expenses alone by international students, as well as hitting labour markets in industries including hospitality, aged and child care and...
Peter Dutton announced in his Budget reply that the Coalition would cut the permanent migration program by 25 per cent to 160,000 and reduce "excessive numbers of foreign students studying at metropolitan universities" by setting a cap on foreign student numbers. His shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, said the Coalition would cut the NOM by 25 per cent.
Countries like New Zealand and Canada have seen big falls in their migration numbers. But that has followed significant increases in their unemployment rates.So migration numbers, under current policy settings both reflect, and add to, economic growth. But the current policy settings don't necessarily give us the range of skilled workers we need.
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