全球经济危机 本地失业率上升 澳洲可能削减移民配额

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全球经济危机 本地失业率上升 澳洲可能削减移民配额
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据2008年10月10日《The Age》报道，由于全球金融危机，经济增长衰退加上失业率开始上升，陆克文总理表示可能会削减移民的配额。

他警告，今年五月份推出的联邦预算中2008/09财年190,300移民的配额将无法完成，澳洲将根据经济状况作出相应的调整。在去年的预算移民配额中，135,000名是为了满足特殊技能的需求而非满足当地的普通技术人才需要，而随着经济放缓，失业率上升到最近的4.3%，澳洲对劳工的需求将出现下降。

移民部长Chris Evans也表示，当失业率很低时，澳洲可以展开大规模的移民计划，也容易获得成功，但劳工需求下降时，移民人数也将相应减少。

莫纳什大学研究员Andrew Markus曾经预计，在2100万澳洲人口中，有四分之一是出生在海外，这一比例是美国的两倍，英国的三倍。其中英国和新西兰是澳洲最大的移民来源国。






Rudd rolls up migrant welcome mat

   
October 10, 2008 - 9:56AM   The Age

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has flagged a cut in immigration because of the global financial crisis, faltering economic growth and a rise in unemployment.

The immigrant intake has doubled over the past 10 years and was set to double again as a booming economy took unemployment to a 30-year low.

Mr Rudd warned that this year's annual quota of 190,300 would not be matched when the 2009 quota is set in May.

"We adjust it according to the economic circumstances," Rudd said.

Of this year's quota, 135,000 are selected to meet the demand for particular skills not being met locally. As the economy slows and unemployment rises from its current rate of 4.3 per cent, labour demand will fall.

Before the global financial crisis crimped growth projections, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said that "when unemployment is very low I believe you can run a successful, large immigration programme." It follows that as labour demand falls, the immigration programme would be cut.

Monash University researcher Andrew Markus has estimated that of the 21 million Australians, a quarter were born abroad - twice the proportion of the population in the United States and three times that of Britain.

Britain and New Zealand are still the largest source countries, but almost every country is represented.

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