Is Labor’s migration plan tackling a real problem or a political one?
· 18 min · Episode 2048
Episode Is Labor’s migration plan tackling a real problem or a political one?
After one false start and a hell of a lot of political pressure from the right, Labor has finally unveiled its long-awaited immigration plans.
Backpackers, students and visa overstayers will all be targeted by the measures – designed to bring net overseas migration down from around 300 thousand, to 225 thousand by 2028.
So what impact will the overhaul have on our economy, our communities, and on Labor’s re-election prospects?
Today, journalist Peter Mares – who writes extensively on immigration for Inside Story magazine – on what’s in store, and whether the issue Labor’s addressing is a political problem, or a real one.
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Guest: Inside Story Magazine journalist Peter Mares
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