fatvegan

I hadn't thought about this before. But I think it's true. Unskilled immigration (like humanitarian immigration), which is the sort, will hurt the Australian poor and help the Australian rich. And skilled migration, which is the sort we don't care about, will do the opposite. Bugger bugger. So annoying.

A Study by Professor Ross Garnaut from the Australian National University compares the benefits of migration to Australia with migration to the USA. Australia has a managed migration program which is primarily focused on attracting skilled migrants to address skill shortages. Migration, in particular skilled migration, is placing downward pressure on the gap between rich and poor. The reason for this is that skilled migrants create work for lower-skilled Australians and cause a redistribution of income towards these workers. This contrasts with the USA where migration is relatively unskilled and, as a result, migration tends to depress the relative incomes of poor Americans.