MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 11:00 am on December 21, 2020 | 15 comments As we know, Australia’s entire ‘skilled’ visa system is a sham that is actually delivering the nation low paid and underutilised workers. The evidence is standing in plain sight in the Department of Home Affairs’ Continuous Survey of Migrants: As shown above, migrants have significantly worse labour market outcomes than the general population. Specifically: The median annual full-time earnings of migrants was $16,500 (22%) below the general population in 2017; The median annual earnings of migrants was $5,900 (10.2%) below the general population in 2017; and The unemployment rate of surveyed migrants (12.6%) was more than double the general population (5.5%) in 2017.