Immigration: taking a long view

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PDFImmigration: taking a long view

10 May 2010Immigration is once again a topic of current controversy yet five central questions endure over time. These are:

• How big a population for Australia?
• How many migrants?
• How many refugees?
• What should we do about the boats?
• What about settlement policy?

This paper addresses the "Big Country" immigration debate. It argues that we haven't thought enough about the social and economic impact of the latest anticipated increases in immigration, - the "explosive" mix created when a relatively low  skilled local population comes under pressure from high levels of more  skilled migration.  Treasury, Viviani says, thinks it is cheaper to free-ride on the educational investments by other countries in our migrants, while failing to properly build our own skill-levels.

Publication typeDiscussion paper
Publisher TypeAPO Member
CoverageAustralia, Worldwide
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/21250
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