Australia is revising the list of skills under which those applying for residency here will be assessed, and it seems that this will adversely affect many overseas students studying at our universities.
The original idea of opening our universities to overseas students was to help developing countries by enhancing their pool of talent. Somehow this has morphed into a back door method of gaining permanent residence in this country.
It seems that some students deliberately study to gain accreditation in a category in short supply here with the intention of applying for permanent residency once they graduate. They have no intention of returning to their home country and applying the knowledge gained for improving that country's skills.
This presents a double whammy ! We are robbing under developed countries of their brightest and best - and at the same time we are reducing the job opportunities of our own young people.
Obviously it is preferable if incoming migrants have the skills to immediately enter the workforce - but the system needs balance.
Perhaps a good time to reflect on education - and migration - as a tandem subject !
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