Coalition looks to ‘restore integrity’ to migration system
Description: Shadow Assistant Citizenship Minister Dave Sharma says the Coalition is looking to “prioritise people who have skills in demand” and restore integrity to Australia’s migration system.
“We’re going to prioritise people who have skills in demand who normally would have qualified for the permanent migration program, and we’re going to reduce the numbers of basically guest worker people,” Mr Sharma told News24.
“People who come in on foreign student visas but they are largely here to work, not to learn.
“Students who come to Australia 10 years later, almost half of them are still here.” Close description
“We’re going to prioritise people who have skills in demand who normally would have qualified for the permanent migration program, and we’re going to reduce the numbers of basically guest worker people,” Mr Sharma told News24.
“People who come in on foreign student visas but they are largely here to work, not to learn.
“Students who come to Australia 10 years later, almost half of them are still here.” Close description
