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There is really no news here. Every nation has some kind of immigration policy and the vast majority of nations don't provide many visas for low-skilled worker
by jariel 7y ago
There is really no news here.
Every nation has some kind of immigration policy and the vast majority of nations don't provide many visas for low-skilled workers.
The example for the UK is Australia/Canada points system for regular migration, which is exactly what the US (or anyone else) would do were there some kind of meaningful reform to its system.
Canada does provide quite a number of temp-worker spots, but it's in a different scenario than the UK, i.e. no need for swaths of workers in remote areas like the Oil-Sands.
That there are no special status for EU citizens I think is fundamentally part of the negotiating position, and within a couple of years, my bet is that EU citizens get 'more points' than others for whatever kind of work and visa-versa.
That the headline leads as 'No Visas for Low-Skilled Workers' I think is unfair as it's not representative of the reform, which on the whole is as to be expected.
- threeseed 7y agoActually Australia has a low skilled worker visa. It is called the 457 and it was abused so badly that it was abolished but still sort of remains. But during that time the government absolutely knew the extent of low skilled workers flooding into the country. All the parties loved it especially since Australia needed cheap labour to work at the 7/11 or drive Uber cars. We also abuse the living daylights out of backpackers who are forced to work in low skilled jobs e.g. picking fruits in order to qualify for a second round of the Working Holiday visa.
- theflyinghorse 7y ago> oil sands. The days of Oil Sands being an employment powerhouse are over. In fact there isn't much labour demand anywhere in Western Canada at the moment.