Australia has a points based skilled immigration system. Why then do we have so many immigrants mainly from South Asia and South America doing all the manual jobs - Uber drivers, taxi drivers, cleaners etc?
Simple Answer: Student Visa .Australia has a fairly thorough point based skilled migration system (I have been through it myself ) though not perfect it does a good job in filtering people who are very likely to be employed in skilled occupation and hence pay a lot of tax in their life time .On the other hand the Student migration is a totally different ball game . IMO most of international students are genuine students who are here to study and make a carrier in a skilled occupation either here in their home country or as a bonus here in Australia . However a lot of not-so-skilled , not-so-academically bent students enroll in courses like English, cooking ,hair dressing , etc. etc. seemingly just to be able to live and work in Australia hoping at best they will be able to settle (Be Permanent residents) one day , at worst save in AUD doing manual jobs and benefit from the exchange rate if they have to go back , Otherwise think about it why would someone come all the way from South Asia to study Hair Dressing . So in effect the Student visa to some extent is a way to buy a visa legally .Now you would ask why do the authorities let this happen? Because its a Gravy Train.The universities benefits from the fee as some students enroll serially from once course to other to keep the visa alive in hope of one day getting a Permanent Residence .The industry benefits from cheap man power who can be exploited with impunity because most students work a lot more than they are allowed to and cant really complain because they themselves are on the wrong side .The Govt benefits because Students pay their taxes but do not get Medicare and center-link benefits in return , even student’s children enrolled in public school are charged a higher fee .
How do you feel when you see an Australian adult in his 20s holding a Centrelink card, clearly doing no job, and just spends everyday walking in and out of a milk bar several times buying one item that is either a drink or a cigarette?
This young man may have problems that make working a nightmare for him.That morning, he got out of bed, showered himself. Ate some cereal and took his first antipsychotic drug of the day.He also has epilepsy and social phobia…. Two more tablets for those conditions.Off he goes to Centrelink. They have promised him an appointment with some social workers to help his disordered thinking.This young man, let's call him Dan, is on heavy duty medication. These alone, can confuse his thinking.Everyday activities are difficult and confronting for him. His family want nothing to do with him because he is “Mental".Dan goes to Centrelink, the wait will be 4 hours. He tries to stay calm.The Milk Bar owner is a nice guy and sells Dan a cigarette, one at a time. The tablets make Dan thirsty.Dan, like many people who are dealing with mental illness, finds it impossible to give up the faggs.Dan finally sees a desk client service officer at 4:40 pm.Dan is told to come back tomorrow.Dan trudged home, to take more tablets.This whole scenario repeats day after day for weeks.Dan tries to stay positive. His chances of help, or a worthwhile life, slip slowly away.
Can my brother sponsor me if he has Australian PR?
Yes, He can sponsor you under subclass 489 visa. Please note that there are many conditions for this visa which your brother and you need to fulfill.The Skilled-Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) is for skilled workers and their families to live, work and study in specified regional areas in Australia for four years.You can sponsor an eligible relative for this visa if:you are at least 18 years of ageyou live in a designated area of Australiayou are an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen.The relative or the relative's partner you want to sponsor must be your:child or stepchildparent or step-parentbrother, sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, stepbrother, step sister, niece, nephew, adoptive niece, adoptive nephew, step niece, step nephew, aunt, uncle, adoptive aunt, adoptive unclegrandparent or first cousin.Please checkGoogle+