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| Subject: Proposal to let migrants buy their way into OZschwitz a 'retrograde step': leftist critics Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:47 am | |
| A proposal to sell the right to migrate to Australia is a retrograde step that would threaten social cohesion, create a "bidding war" and disadvantage the nation in the global skills market, critics say.
Federal government agencies, the business lobby and ethnic groups have panned the notion of a fee-based immigration system being examined by the Productivity Commission, under which a willingness to pay would determine who comes to Australia.
Proponents say it would generate government revenue, allow for tax cuts and lower the cost to taxpayers of administering the immigration system.
The government established the inquiry in a deal with Senator David Leyonhjelm. He has previously nominated $50,000 as a possible charge for entry to Australia, saying a fee-based system had been proposed by Nobel prize-winning economist Gary Becker.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/proposal-to-let-migrants-buy-their-way-into-australia-a-retrograde-step-critics-20151005-gk1o47.html#ixzz3nlfbpnWK |
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