I follow End Wokeness, but I gotta say this tweet is very disingenuous...
737K were the number of temporary visas issued, not the number of permanent migrants (which is closer to 190K).
A majority of these are student visas, with graduate visas(students who have recently graduated with qualifications that are relevant to specific occupations) skilled migration, and backpackers basically making up the rest.
Calling them Australians isn't correct either - they aren't citizens or permanent residents.
The EU's stance on migration has obviously led to huge issues for Europe, but I don't think this is a legitimate comparison.
Good to know. There's plenty to be annoyed with already, there's no need for accounts like this to discredit our position by deliberately obfuscating immigration data.
I follow End Wokeness, but I gotta say this tweet is very disingenuous...
737K were the number of temporary visas issued, not the number of permanent migrants (which is closer to 190K).
A majority of these are student visas, with graduate visas(students who have recently graduated with qualifications that are relevant to specific occupations) skilled migration, and backpackers basically making up the rest.
Calling them Australians isn't correct either - they aren't citizens or permanent residents.
The EU's stance on migration has obviously led to huge issues for Europe, but I don't think this is a legitimate comparison.
Good to know. There's plenty to be annoyed with already, there's no need for accounts like this to discredit our position by deliberately obfuscating immigration data.