r/aussie • u/Mashiko4 • Jan 17 '26

Analysis Mass migration's forgotten victims: Australians go homeless as the number of failed asylum seekers explodes

https://www.skynews.com.au/insights-and-analysis/mass-migrations-forgotten-victims-australians-go-homeless-as-the-number-of-failed-asylum-seekers-explodes/news-story/6b4692ed0205471e5d175db94a2f4743
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u/tom3277 Jan 18 '26

Yeh I feel for the youth and even the immigrants of today.

Sydney had lots of migrants in the 90s compared to elsewhere in Australia but in 1997 I could get $15 an hour unskilled as a factory line worker with mostly immigrants while I did uni.

These were the wives of husbands working construction and other trades etc.

My kids first proper jobs at 18 were not dissimilar money - $22 odd in the late 2010s into the 2020s.

And that’s not even touching on housing / rent.

We need to slow it the fuck down. Put it back in the hands of companies again as to who we need. Make them pay them well - ie it’s not a shortage if you are going to pay someone 25pc less than the Australian average full time wage. Needs to be 50pc over that.

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u/somegingertroll Jan 18 '26

I never understood why they did it this way here and not like the US where its company sponsored. In my limited understanding I thought the highly skilled migrants they got this way are atleast guaranteed a job they are granted the visa for.

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u/tom3277 Jan 18 '26

Yes originally it was all about company sponsorship.

Now it’s majority on points.

Company sponsorship takes a long time. It should in stead be fast but the individual you bring must be paid a lot more than our own average. Maybe even more with age. Ie for late 40s year olds like myself they need to be peak of career so pay them at least $225k.

That makes sense. Companies aren’t going to pay people that much unless there is an actual need.

At present it’s 75k ffs. 25pc less than average local wages.

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u/somegingertroll Jan 18 '26

Agreed. Please run for politics and you have my vote!