https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs Please post your discussion points here. Begin with your names. en-us 2018-04-13 03:19:32 UTC 2025-10-23 07:54:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs/wish/251431713 In terms of skilled migration, Australia appears to be doing very well.

Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in its onshore and offshore immigration detention centers is atrocious to say the least.

Post-WWII immigration and immigration after the dismantling of the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act (White Australia Policy) in 1973 helped increase and strengthen Australia's population.

Strong recurring xenophobic behaviors among some Australians against immigrants from certain countries/regions (e.g. the Chinese, Irish, Italians/Greeks, Vietnamese, Middle-Eastern, African) is a stain on Australia's reputation.]]> 2018-04-13 06:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs/wish/251431713 1424153754 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs/wish/251431758
- The point system filters out the entrepreneurial talents
- The current schemes too focus on the economic factors, rather than the humanitarian ones. 
- Lacking programs to help newcomers to integrate
- Inhuman treatments to refugees created bad reputation
- Losing attractiveness to migrants 
- Strict immigration policies provoke more illegal migration
- Migrants are forced to work in low-paid jobs ]]> 2018-04-13 06:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs/wish/251431758 misidro https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs/wish/251431990 - increase in migrant workers in family care/aged care
- better recognition of qualifications
- addressing the barriers to entry to improve labour market outcomes
- making sure it's meeting the demand of the labour market
- emphasis on younger migrants because of our ageing population 
- addressing brain waste - utilising the skills of migrants effectively]]> 2018-04-13 06:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/week6_Gs/wish/251431990