The impact of Immigration

[Marty_d]

Companies who make profits in Australia often have overseas shareholders.

I reckon if you compare remittances to the money going overseas to those shareholders, it'd be a drop in the bucket.

[nomadpete]

Sorry, I self censured my post.

[old man emu]

Here's a thing. Following th disaster in Nepal a few Nepalese residents of Australia have flown back to Nepal to search for relatives. One chap is reported to have hire a helicopter to use somehow. Makes me wonder how these people manage to stack away the ready money to do trips back and forth. I've got to save up the money to pay for the petrol to to go see my kids.

[facthunter]

Motivation I would say, How would you know they had the ready money? Maybe they borrowed it?  Nev

[red750]

If they reduce the number of overseas students, they will increase the uni fees for Australian students.

 

My daughter is a former student at Deakin University and says Australian students pay discounted fees because foreign students paying full fees fund the universities. Take away the foreign students and the universities will have to get their funding elsewhere - Australian students or Australian taxpayers through government funding.

[old man emu]

What I think is wrong with immigration is the resistance of the "professions" to accept qualifications gained elsewhere. We have a lot of highly qualified persons doing menial work simply because those who run the "professions" set up barriers to the recognition of qualificatins gained elsewhere.

[nomadpete]

1 hour ago, old man emu said:

the resistance of the "professions" to accept qualifications gained elsewhere.

This is a symptom of Australia's conservative nature. We don't like change.

 

Back in the 1950's my mum moved from Qld to NSW. She couldn't get a job because NSW did not recignise her qualifications in nursing nor teaching. 

She had to retrain to get local quals.

 

We haven't got far ahead in 75 years.

[nomadpete]

There is a valid issue regarding verification of foreign standards, and verification of capability of job applicants. This should be addressed.

 

For instance, back when I worked in TV repair industry, I needed a trade certificate. Some didn't even have that. However, in the UK, a TV repairman was titled an "engineer". In Australia, an engineer has a uni degree.

[Jerry_Atrick]

It's the qualification that is of interest;  not the job title. 

 

 

[facthunter]

How many are checked like Professional Pilot's are? None.  Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

Are you sure?

[facthunter]

Name One Profession  then. Nev

[pmccarthy]

Some states require engineers to be registered, so they need their qualifications to be recognised. Although I have worked on design/construct projects in Queensland in the past I could not do so now as I am not a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland. (not that I want to!). I the UK you can do your own house wiring.

[willedoo]

5 hours ago, nomadpete said:

Back in the 1950's my mum moved from Qld to NSW.

Pete, that makes you half Queenslander; you might even qualify for a passport. Let me know if you need a reference.