Australia's immigration support group says it is unfair to force some new immigrants to stay in towns and villages.
Tan Bao government is considering changing the township skilled immigration visa, according to reports, which will force new immigrants to leave the rural areas for a period of time.
Government has yet to make any final decisions, stressing that it is also considering incentives for migrants to stay in the interior.
But assistant family secretary David. Gillespie (David Gillespie) said it was "disappointing" and "disruptive to productivity" for township companies that guarantee immigrants to Australia but move quickly to the city.
Welcome to Australia CEO Elkafaki (Mohammad Al Khafaji) said he said immigration support needed to see the details of the proposal, but overall "restricting people's freedom of movement is not a way to welcome new immigrants."
"the debate needs to get rid of the reasons why migrants refuse to stay and see it as a whole. Why don't people usually stay in villages and towns?" "the answer is that there is not too much investment in health and education here," he said.
"you can't force people to stay in one place. What happens if an immigrant gets married and cannot travel to a state city because of visa restrictions?" Mr. Elkafaki said any restrictions would not change the situation of immigrants. "this is not what the Australians do. What if they are no longer able to work with the employers who guarantee them because of the violation of their right to work? Instead of using punishment to solve the problem, we need to ensure that incentives are in place for everyone-not just immigrants-to encourage them to move to town centres. "
David, Lecturer in Sociology, University of South Australia. Redford (David Radford) said some of the problems may be due to "policy and reality mismatch."
"in order for migrants to stay in villages and towns, they need to feel like they belong there," Dr. Redford said. "putting in place policies to send them to the countryside is not a guarantee that they will stay. Australia has several visas for immigrants willing to work in rural areas, but they are not forced to stay there. And township jobs are often low-skilled jobs, such as picking fruit that locals are usually not interested in. " Dr. Redford said that while some immigrants came to Australia and initially worked in these low-skilled jobs, they might want to improve themselves, improve their skills, or their children might want to go to college.
Immigrants want different jobs.
According to Piros (Peter Piros), chairman of the Riverland Forum on multiculturalism, many immigrants in Riverland in South Australia lack job opportunities and incentives, and they cannot find jobs.
Riverland is the main destination for seasonal horticulturists, but Pilos said immigrants have moved out of the area to larger cities.
"there are fewer and fewer jobs, and many people who come to work find other difficulties," he said. "they complain that their salaries are too low and their jobs are too difficult. Obviously, as long as there is a chance, people will go to other places where life is better. "
At present, he says, there are no incentives for migrants to stay in villages and towns. "I don't think it's fair to set conditions for immigrants, and people should be able to live in more comfortable places." He said。
Support can lead to success
On the other side of the debate, Tulis (Eugenia Tsoulis), chief executive of the Australian Migration Resource Centre, said funding for the right support system could allow migrants to successfully integrate into villages and towns.
Cheap housing prices and inclusive communities, she says, are key to attracting migrants to stay in the countryside.