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Old 22-05-2008, 08:27 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Raymond Finch View Post
Of course the intent is to give working visas to those with critical skills or are on timed transfer from foreign offices. Once the 5 years are passed and we have sorted out the people who are here legally and contribute to our nation in a meaningful way and removed those who are undesirable to our nations well being, the intention is to restore an Australian type points system so we can control our own borders.
It will be a very difficult thing to do properly and fairly but it must be done and a timescale of 5 years will give us time to do it in a fair and just manner.
I am being utterly pedantic here, so please forgive me. The five years number was plucked out of the air because it sounded good, as far as I can tell. There doesn't appear to be any rational reason why it is five rather than four or six. The actual policy is, I believe, five years or more, if it takes longer to sort out the "problem".
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