Interesantan clanak:
'Australia accepted 171,300 immigrants in 2008-09, plus 13,500 refugees and 47,800 New Zealanders, for a total 232,600 newcomers, up from 219,100 the year before. Another 657,100 foreigners arrived with the right to work at least part time, including 320,400 foreign students, 101,300 457-visa holders, and 154,100 Working Holiday Makers (WHMs).
Australia's population was 21.8 million in March 2009, up 439,000 from the year before. About 70 percent of the increase, 300,000, was due to immigration. The Australian Treasury had assumed that immigration would average 180,000 a year and projected a population of 35 million in 2050.
In an effort to reduce foreign worker admissions, Australia in 2009 removed construction and manufacturing occupations from its "critical skills" shortage lists. Newly arrived 457 visa holders will have to be paid at least A$45,220 ($30,500) a year beginning January 1, 2010 and will have to pass an English test.
Australia admitted 134,000 Working Holiday Makers (WHMs) in 2007-08, young people who work in agriculture and hotels to support what are primarily tourist visits. There are two types of one-year renewable WHM visas- 417 visas for persons 18 to 30 from 19 countries with which Australia has bilateral agreements, and 462 visas for 18- to 30-year olds from five countries: Chile, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, and the US.
Almost two-thirds of WHMs are from four countries- the UK, South Korea, Germany, and Ireland. Over half of WHMs are university graduates, and almost 90 percent are between 20- and 30-years old.
New Zealand. New Zealand had about 188,000 foreign workers in August 2009, including 38,349 whose employers had tried and failed to find New Zealand workers. The number of work permits issued to fill low-wage jobs in New Zealand increased 10-fold between 2004 and 2009.'