who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
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who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
due to the employment conditions at present do you think kevin rudd should close entry to brits and keep australian jobs for australian people..........just like the uk premier gordon brown told his fellow country men some time back
#4
Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
Because it would destroy too many dreams!
At least Australia has had a points system that has mainly let in people that can contribute in a positive manner rather than the UK's 'free for all' debacle!
At least Australia has had a points system that has mainly let in people that can contribute in a positive manner rather than the UK's 'free for all' debacle!
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Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
point system....my 20 year old niece can get through that, but she cant find a job so unable to contribute to australian society.......can you when you arrive ?
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Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
keep letting them in as most are only long term tourists with a posh visa anyway, quantas are reported to be making a fortune out of brits heading home. just think of all the taxes involved with flights nowadays
#8
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Employers already have to show that they can't find an aussie to do the job, & in some industries the necessary experience & expertise does need to be imported. Where would Australia be without immigration!? Newcomers can't access any govt benefits anyway, so they bring savings with them (donated to the Aus economy) and if there really aren't any jobs then they have to go home. How can that be bad for Australia?
What a wind up!
What a wind up!
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Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
Why specifically do you think the doors should be closed to British people? Australia has migrants from virtually every country in the world. Are you suggesting just British people should be refused entry, or that Australia should stop taking migrants full-stop?
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Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
Which poms do you want prevented from coming to Australia. Just those that are taking jobs from Australians? What about those of us who come over on spouse visas? We steal Australia jobs AND women/men!
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Last edited by lonndongeek; Jul 22nd 2009 at 11:11 pm.
#12
Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
Except tens of thousands of dollars in state & federal first home owner grants, FHOG boosts, stamp duty rebates, baby bonuses...without having contributed a cent in tax revenue, and conceivably they might never contribute any, turn around & leave.
In answer to the OP, I don't think slamming the door shut during tough times has ever been shown to be beneficial in the long term.
#13
Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
So in this case no....it is not all black and white...
#14
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UK does not have a "Free for all" system. It is actually more difficult for a non-EU member to migrate to UK than it is for anyone to migrate to Australia. Trust me, I have tried and was not able to meet the criteria for a visa. Take a read of the Home Office's webpage for how to obtain a UK visa sometime before jumping to conclusions.
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Re: who thinks immigration should let poms in ?
UK does not have a "Free for all" system. It is actually more difficult for a non-EU member to migrate to UK than it is for anyone to migrate to Australia. Trust me, I have tried and was not able to meet the criteria for a visa. Take a read of the Home Office's webpage for how to obtain a UK visa sometime before jumping to conclusions.
But answering the OP's question, the planets must have been out of line or something, that's why we won the ashes this time! Don't be so hard on us because of it!