http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2008/05/31/socialism-1830-style/ Accessibility, Crazy (Event Gripping) Ideas Mon, 21 May 2012 20:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2008/05/31/socialism-1830-style/#comment-1134 PeachUK Sat, 31 May 2008 10:02:26 +0000 http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2008/05/31/socialism-1830-style/#comment-1134 Australia has the right idea about this sort of thing - immigrants are welcome there (and probably just as needed as in Israel, due to small population growth) BUT they only want professional people with scarce skills in Australia, they allow people in on a points basis (you get points based on how good a commodity your particular skills are, your age, your state of health etc) as they do not want to go the way of most countries (UK sadly included) that seem to accept the world's rubbish who only come here and are a burden on the state rather than putting something into it. I think most countries (if not all) should follow Australia's shining example of immigration policy. Australia has the right idea about this sort of thing - immigrants are welcome there (and probably just as needed as in Israel, due to small population growth) BUT they only want professional people with scarce skills in Australia, they allow people in on a points basis (you get points based on how good a commodity your particular skills are, your age, your state of health etc) as they do not want to go the way of most countries (UK sadly included) that seem to accept the world’s rubbish who only come here and are a burden on the state rather than putting something into it. I think most countries (if not all) should follow Australia’s shining example of immigration policy.

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