THE Government’s response to the immigration debate was laid out recently by Tony Bourke.
The whole country was interested to see the numbers and categories selected to produce reduced entry.
Like every decision made by Government, there was the reality that there would be winners and losers to their solution and of course we all braced for the inevitable pushback that would ensue.
This is where the vested and self-interested sections of the community would lash out to defend their needs. Whilst this is what they set out to do, I am still wondering why no one seems to be interested in what is in the best interests of Australia.
By restricting the number of the various types of Visas that were given out will-nilly, an obvious reaction was going to come from both the farming and retail sectors who were used to having “cheapies and cashies” available to do the basic jobs in their businesses.
The Universities complained that foreign students who were the cash cows for their courses would be reduced to create financial downflows to their businesses.
The bottom line to this exercise is that no one wants to take the haircut. But when we look at the actual numbers and suggested results, it is most gratifying that everyone gets the haircut so that we all feel the pain equally.
This is the way our society should operate.
When our government continues to borrow money and then waste it on political projects, it is all of us who eventually feel the pain, which is how it tends to be.
The outstanding issue yet to be solved is that of visa overstayers. Last figure mentioned was that 77,000 people were in that category.
From past experience, that number would be an understatement of actual fact.
Inflation is the number-one issue, making it virtually impossible for two-income families to buy a home.
Much of that is perceived by many as caused by having too many non “asylum seekers” entering the country, needing housing, income and medical solutions to be provided by the Government.
The Government then borrows money to provide it.
This does little for the cost of living crisis.
The only answer is that, ultimately, a recession must follow at some time into the future.
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