Australian business groups and community leaders are calling for a change in Australia`s immigration policy, hoping that Australia`s government will introduce new visa rules to force skilled immigrants to move to smaller, more remote cities and towns.
"Australia must consider visa requirements that require immigrants to live only in cities like Adelaide, Hobart or Darwin, which will ease the pressure on Sydney and Melbourne," Committee for Adelaide president Jodie van Deventer said recently. And create opportunities for cities like Adelaide. "
Former Prime Minister Abbott has been calling for cuts in immigration, which he says is the cause of "urban overcrowding." But Deventer president says Australia does not have the problem of population growth too fast, the problem is population distribution.
"it must be seen as part of a decentralization strategy. The idea that scaling back immigration can help cities like Melbourne and Sydney is ridiculous. Think of the harm it would do to places like Adelaide and some struggling communities. But it is worth stressing that these policies cannot be introduced in isolation. The introduction of visas that allow people to live in places like Adelaide allows us to select skilled migrants while ensuring that the program meets the real needs, which means that migrants will better match the right job opportunities. There is no need to go elsewhere to find a job. "
Ms. Deventer said Australia needed a population minister and a decentralized policy to study the issue "through a broader cultural and economic perspective."
She said there was an urgent need for action to resolve the backlog of more than 18,000 pending township-backed immigration visa applications.
A joint study released last week by the Treasury and the Home Office shows that skilled immigrants are increasing Australia`s wealth. "We chose to stay here because of the quality of life. Adelaide has the ideal environment, infrastructure, convenience and affordable housing. "
Natalie, 36, and her husband, Quentin, came to Adelaide in 2009, Natalie, an accountant, and Quentin, a medical research worker. The couple later applied for permanent residency and built a house in a suburb 10 kilometers north of Adelaide CBD. And live with their children, Josh, 4, and Zoe, 2.
"the young man is leaving Adelaide for Melbourne or Sydney. We should keep them and bring in the right level of skilled immigrants so that Adelaide can prosper. "
