Australian Rules Would Make So-Called 457 Visa Harder for Migrants<br />By JACQUELINE WILLIAMSAPRIL 18, 2017<br />SYDNEY, Australia — Saying he was "putting Australians first," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans on Tuesday to replace a special visa category<br />that allows some temporary foreign workers to enter Australia.<br />Mr. Turnbull said that the special category, the so-called 457 visa, would be abolished in favor of<br />two new temporary visas requiring more work experience and, in some cases, greater English skills.<br />" she said. that That rhetoric is very consistent with the rhetoric from Donald Trump around protecting American jobs<br />and also from Theresa May’s government in the United Kingdom post-‘Brexit,’ ensuring that U.K. workers get first access to jobs,<br />" The prime minister said the changes would attract better-skilled workers and encourage the hiring of Australians instead of cheaper foreign labor.<br />that We’re putting jobs first, and we’re putting Australians first.<br />There have been concerns around exploitation of the 457 visa holders<br />but also around whether Australian workers are getting first access to jobs." Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.<br />Turnbull said that We will no longer allow 457 visas to be passports to jobs that could and should go to Australians,
