Migration Effects

Immigration has its upsides and downsides. Two main factors immigrations contributes to is the cultural side of things and the economic side of things .Both will have there advantage and disadvantage.

The main advantages to do with the economic side of immigration in Australia are:

Migrants bring new business such as restaurants, food stores, shops and many things into our society. This gives the people of Australia more varieties to shop at and this will bring a higher income into the Australian Economy.

People form the same ethnic origin as the businesses can come and shop to buy specific things that local grocers such as Woolworths could not have. Once again increasing economy.

Immigration can bring man skilled migrants that Australia might need and not have enough off. This could contribute largely to the economy as specific people might go to workers that speak a specific language.

Many migrant bring in labourer jobs, which is better for the government as it can bring in cheap labor.

The main disadvantages would be:

Many jobs can be lost to Australian workers to better skilled migrants that are just coming in.

Many migrants can have trouble finding job; because of things such as no experience, bad speaking skills and no Australian tertiary education. According to the ABS 1986 census of population and housing, the difference in employment rates between Australian and overseas-born women is 34 per cent in favour of Australian-born women. (found at http://www.agitprop.org.au/lefthistory/1994_fares_the_struggle_for_migrant_rights.php)

Also too many migrants can come in with not enough work options. Thay will have to be unemployed o or on government help and that would mean loos in economy. Migrants from non-English-speaking countries also experience higher rates of unemployment than people born in Australia. (found at http://www.agitprop.org.au/lefthistory/1994_fares_the_struggle_for_migrant_rights.php)

The main advantages to do with the cultural side of immigration in Australia are:

The are over 200 languages spoken in Australia, so many people of different countries can get help and communicate with others if the do not understand English well.

New shops and businesses bring in a vast