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Australian PM Targets Imported IT Workers
beaverdownunder writes "A debate 'down under' has started to rage surrounding the importation of 'temporary' IT workers on so-called 457 visas, with the Prime Minister promising to bring in tough new restrictions on foreign workers in a pre-election pledge, despite evidence that there are insufficient numbers of Australians to fill the skills gap. Some quarters argue the foreign workers are necessary to drive growth in Australia's IT industry, while others have cited examples where large Australian companies have imported workers needlessly, displacing qualified Aussie personnel."
They get everywhere! Did you hear, even some government jobs are taken by them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gillard
Oh, the irony.
It's different because:
1. Slashdot is reporting on a political topic that isn't US-centric. That's different enough on it's own to be celebrating.
2. And because it means we get to enjoy that crocodile-tooth hat icon. I mean... who wouldn't want to see more of that?
Yes, we are all much better off if the corporations can import a cheaper workforce. It's trickle-down economics! We will all get richer if we abolish the protectionist policies that secure our jobs, because they're just another sort of socialism standing in the way of the rising tide.